Robert Fulton (14 June 1916 – 29 September 2000) was a Scottish international

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who represented Ireland.

Bowls career

Fulton represented a combined Ireland team at the first

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in 1966 and won a

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in the

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at the championship. In addition he won a bronze medal at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first tim ...

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and represented Northern Ireland at the

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and

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. Fulton was also seven time singles champion at the

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(1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965 1967, 1971) in addition to six pairs (1951, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1973). He also won the singles at the

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in 1968.

Personal life and death

Fulton was born in

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on 14 June 1916, to Robert Fulton Sr. and Mary Fulton (née Hutchinson). He was a rugby player at Hillhead High School and a Scottish schoolboys billiards international. He took up bowling in 1946 before switching allegiance to Ireland. Fulton died in

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on 29 September 2000, at the age of 84.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fulton, Roy 1916 births 2000 deaths Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games