Jim Scott (born 1950) is a former New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowls player.

Bowls career

He won a silver medal in the fours at the

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. Two years later he won a bronze in the triples and silver in the fours at the

1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1984 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Westburn Park in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 11 to 28 July 1984. Peter Belliss won the singles defeating Willie Wood in the final. Wood qualified for the final because he finished with a se ...

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. He won a triples bronze medal at the

Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held ...

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, Fiji. He won the 1982 singles title and 1980 fours title at the

New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ...

when bowling for the Johnsonville Bowls Club.

Personal life

He was a bank official by trade.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Jim New Zealand male bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Living people 1950 births 20th-century New Zealand people 21st-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games