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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls |
| Club | Uddingston BC, Glasgow Coatbridge IBC |
Jessie Adamson is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Adamson was a member of the Uddingston Bowls Club in Glasgow[1][2] and a member of the Coatbridge Indoor Bowls Club and represented Scotland at international level indoors.[3] Her husband Bill was the manager of the Coatbridge Indoor Bowls Club.[1]
Adamson represented the Scottish team[4] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[5] where she competed in the triples event, with Janet Menzies and Jessie Lawson.[6][7]
Her good form continued after the Games as she won the rinks title at the Ladies' Indoor league at Coatbridge.[8] Later she won the 1990 Scottish indoor triples title and was living in Rockburn Crescent, Belshill at the time.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jessie is off to Australia". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 2 July 1982. p. 35. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Newmains Ladies". Wishaw Press. 4 September 1987. p. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bowls". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 11 July 1980. p. 44. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bowling". Daily Record. 25 June 1982. p. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Scots pick 100 for Australia". Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ "Final joy for local bowlers". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 31 December 1982. p. 24. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bowlers aim for British title". Bellshill Speaker. 22 February 1990. p. 19. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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