Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Barrie LESTER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  24 Jan 1982
Place of Birth:  BENDIGO
Country of birth:  AUS
Age:  36
Gender:   Men

Height (cm): 178
Weight (Kg): 78

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Lawn Bowls	Men's Triples AUS Australia	2
	Men's Fours AUS Australia	2

Barrie LESTER - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Thu, 5 Apr 9:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 13	Men's Triples Section B - Round 1 AUS Australia 18 JEY Jersey 21	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 1 Rink 6	Men's Triples Section B - Round 3 AUS Australia 33 BOT Botswana 4	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 12:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 12	Men's Triples Section B - Round 4 AUS Australia 28 FIJ Fiji 3	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 11	Men's Triples Section B - Round 5 AUS Australia 29 BRU Brunei Darussalam 4	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 16:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 13	Men's Triples Quarter Final NZL New Zealand 10 AUS Australia 25	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 16	Men's Triples Semi Final CAN Canada 5 AUS Australia 20	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 12:30	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 12	Men's Triples Gold Medal Match SCO Scotland 19 AUS Australia 14	Finished
Mon, 9 Apr 17:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 1 Rink 2	Men's Fours Section B - Round 1 AUS Australia 21 BOT Botswana 5	Finished
Wed, 11 Apr 16:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 13	Men's Fours Section B - Round 3 AUS Australia 15 IND India 19	Finished
Wed, 11 Apr 19:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 15	Men's Fours Section B - Round 4 AUS Australia 24 NFK Norfolk Island 10	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 4 Rink 21	Men's Fours Section B - Round 5 AUS Australia 27 RSA South Africa 6	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 12:30	-	Broadbeach - Green 1 Rink 5	Men's Fours Quarter Final NIR Northern Ireland 9 AUS Australia 13	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 17:31	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 10	Men's Fours Semi Final WAL Wales 5 AUS Australia 15	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 12:30	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 12	Men's Fours Gold Medal Match SCO Scotland 15 AUS Australia 13	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2006	Melbourne, AUS	Men's Pairs	3

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2016	Christchurch, NZL	Men's Triples	2
2016	Christchurch, NZL	Men's Fours	2

Nickname:

Bazza, Snelly (BowlsAust YouTube, 1 Dec 2016; Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)

Hobbies:

Australian rules football, football, gym, travel, reading books, coaching (Twitter, 25 May 2017; Athlete, 6 Jun 2017; Athlete, 6 Oct 2017)

Occupation:

State sales manager (Athlete, 6 Oct 2017)

Education:

Hospitality (Certificate III)

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

CLUB: Ian EWING (AUS) (bowlspremierleague.com.au, 9 Mar 2018)
NATIONAL: Steve GLASSON (AUS) (worldbowls.com, 27 Mar 2017)

National team:

Melbourne Roys, AUS (Bowls Premier League)

Reason:

Began filling in for his father's pennant team at age 15. "Broke too many bones playing footy." (heraldsun.com.au, 12 Jul 2016; bowls.com.au, Jan 2017; Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)

Ambition:

"Win a Commonwealth Games gold medal and to be a world champion." (Athlete, 6 Oct 2017)

Memorable:

Winning a bronze medal in the men's pairs at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)

Hero:

Australian rules footballer Gary ABLETT (AUS), footballer Tim CAHILL (AUS) and basketballers Michael JORDAN (USA) and LeBron JAMES (USA). (beenleighjuniors.aflq.com.au, 31 Mar 2011)

Influence:

Australian lawn bowler John SNELL. "Passed on heaps of knowledge." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)

Ritual:

"Listen to music (gangsta rap), eat cereal, make my bed." (Athlete, 6 Oct 2017)

Additional information:

LONG ROAD
Despite winning bronze at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was dropped from the Australian team in 2009, and missed selection for the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. "Missing out on Glasgow was the start of it. I didn’t take a backward step. I saw it as an opportunity to spend 18 months setting goals and training hard." He raised his commitment, even flying to the Gold Coast every weekend from Melbourne to compete in additional matches. He was in the Australian team for the 2016 World Championships in Christchurch. (heraldsun.com.au, 12 Jul 2016)

FLASH BACK
After winning a Grand Prix match in 2006, against Kelvin KERKOW (AUS), LESTER flashed his stomach at KERKOW. According to KERKOW, he said to LESTER: "If I win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games I'll go further than just a lift of the shirt, I'll rip the whole thing off." KERKOW was true to his word. After winning gold in the men's singles competition at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, he ripped his shirt off and draped himself in the Australian flag. (bowls.com.au, 15 Mar 2016)

AWARDS
Named Australian Bowler of the Year in 2017. (Bairnsdale Advertiser, 30 Oct 2017)

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