Frances Whyte

Frances Whyte is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Frances Whyte
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbourne fours
Gold medal – first place 1992 Worthing triples
Gold medal – first place 1992 Worthing fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoriapairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Floridafours
Gold medal – first place1995 Durbanfours

Bowls career

Whyte won a gold medal in the fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. Seven years later she won two more golds in both the triples and the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. She also won a gold medal in the pairs at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria with Sarah Gourlay.[2]

In 1993 she won the fours gold medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3][4] Two years later she repeated the success winning the fours gold again in Durban.[5][6]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. "'Shaw strikes gold'". The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "'Guernsey finally falter". The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'". The Times. 24 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "'For the Record' (1995)". The Times. 1 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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