Bob Motroni

Bob Motroni
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born14 September 1917
Barga, Italy
Died24 April 1984 (aged 66)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubDumfries BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1970singles

Renato "Bob" Motroni (14 September 1917 – 24 April 1984) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Motroni became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1969. He was a shopkeeper by trade and played for the Dumfries Bowls Club. He also won two Scottish National Bowls Championships, the singles in 1969 and the pairs in 1965.

Motroni competed in the 1970 Commonwealth Games and was the only player to defeat the legendary David Bryant in the singles tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "The Duke of Edinburgh talks to Scottish bowling champion Bob Motroni and Alex Henderson". The Scotsman. 18 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 28 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  4. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.