John Bezear
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heritage LBC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Bezear (born 28 August 1979) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.[1][2]
Bowls career
[edit]He was selected to represent Canada at the sports blue riband event, the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide and won a bronze medal in the Men's pairs. In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]
In 2023, he was selected again by Canada for the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.[6][7] In the pairs, Bezear qualified in first place in his group before being eliminated at the semi final stage, after losing to Ireland.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "John Bezear". bowls tawa.
- ↑ "John Bezear". Bowls Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Canada Advances to Quarterfinals in 3 of 4 Disciplines". SIRC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- John Bezear at Bowls Canada
- John Bezear at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- John Bezear at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games