John Watson is a former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler and was born in Scotland on 22 November 1945.
Watson came to prominence in 1975 after winning the Scottish Indoor Junior Singles title. Three years later he defeated Jim Blake in the Scottish National Singles final and then won his first international indoor cap in 1979.
Watson won the 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship but refused to accept his prize money so that he could compete in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. the decision to compete in the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

proved fruitful because he won the Pairs Gold Medal with David Gourlay Sr.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, John Scottish male bowls players Living people 1945 births Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Indoor Bowls World Champions Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games