Ryan Bester

Ryan George Peter Bester (born 7 December 1984 in Hanover, Canada) is a Canadian lawn bowler.

Ryan Bester

Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	7 December 1984 Hanover, Ontario
Sport
Sport	Bowls
Medal record Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Men's singles 2014 Glasgow Men's singles 2018 Gold Coast Men's singles World Outdoor Championships 2004 Ayr Men's pairs 2008 Christchurch Men's singles 2012 Adelaide Men's singles 2012 Adelaide Men's pairs 2016 Christchurch Men's singles Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2005 Melbourne singles 2015 Christchurch pairs

Bowls career

World Outdoor Championships

Bester won the gold medal in the pairs with Keith Roney at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr. After winning a bronze in the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship he finished runner-up to Leif Selby in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's singles. He won his fifth World Championship medal when winning a silver medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[1]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[2]

Commonwealth Games

He clinched the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in lawn bowling.[3] He also won bronze medal in 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[3]

In November 2017, Bester was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[4][5] During the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland he won a silver medal in the singles.[6]

Asia Pacific

Bester has won eight medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, a singles gold in 2005, a silver in the singles and bronze in the pairs in 2007, double bronze in 2011 and a pairs gold in 2015. His seventh and eighth medals came in with a singles silver and pairs bronze at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[7][8]

References

1. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
2. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
3. "Canada's Ryan Bester wins silver in lawn bowling at the Commonwealth Games". Canadian Press. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
4. Morgan, Liam (21 November 2017). "Bowls Canada nominate 10 athletes for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
5. "Strong Canadian presence for the greens of the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Insidethegames.biz. CNW Group Ltd. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
6. "Singles results". CG2018.
7. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
8. "Shannon McIlroy wins thrilling Asia Pacific bowls championships singles final". Stuff.