# Barrie Lester

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{{Short description|Australian lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name              = Barrie Lester
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| caption           = 
| full_name         = Barrie Norman Lester
| nationality       = Australian
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1982|01|24|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo), Australia
| death_date        = 
| death_place       = 
| sport             = Bowls
| club              = Burleigh Heads Bowling Club, QLD
| highestranking   = '''26''' (June 2024)
| medaltemplates    = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [bowls](/source/bowls)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Outdoor Championships](/source/World_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalSilver | [2016 Christchurch](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [triples](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship_-_Men's_Triples) }}
{{MedalSilver | [2016 Christchurch](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [fours](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship_-_Men's_Fours) }}
{{MedalSilver | [2016 Christchurch](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [team](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games) }}
{{MedalBronze | [2006 Melbourne](/source/2006_Commonwealth_Games) | [pairs](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games) }}
{{MedalSilver | [2018 Gold Coast](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games)|[triples](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2018 Gold Coast](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games)|[fours](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_fours)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2022 Birmingham](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games)|[triples](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Asia Pacific Bowls Championships](/source/Asia_Pacific_Bowls_Championships) }}
{{MedalGold|2019 Gold Coast|triples}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Gold Coast|fours}}
}}

'''Barrie Norman Lester''' (born 24 January 1982) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Australia.pdf|title=Australian team profiles|publisher=2016 World Bowls|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305020043/https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Australia.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Bowls career==
===World Championship===
In 2016 he was part of the [triples team](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship_-_Men's_Triples) with [Aron Sherriff](/source/Aron_Sherriff) and [Mark Casey](/source/Mark_Casey_(bowls)) who won the silver medal at the [2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) in Christchurch and won another silver medal in the [fours](/source/2016_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship_-_Men's_Fours).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/2016WorldBowlsChampionshipFinalsResults.html|title=2016 World Bowls Championship Finals|publisher=Burnside Bowling Club}}</ref>

In 2020 he was selected for the [2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship](/source/2020_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2020-world-bowls-championships-jackaroos-team-confirmed/|title=2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED|publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref>

===Commonwealth Games===
Lester won a bronze medal in the [pairs](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games) with [Nathan Rice](/source/Nathan_Rice) at the [2006 Commonwealth Games](/source/2006_Commonwealth_Games) in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/News/10-year-anniversary-of-the-Melbourne-Commonwealth-Games|title=10 year anniversary of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games|publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref>

Further success came as part of the [Australian team](/source/Australia_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games) for the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) on the [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland) in Queensland where he won two silver medals in the [Triples](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_triples) and the [Fours](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_fours).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190409/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43687716|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

In 2022, he competed in the [men's triples](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_triples) and the [men's fours](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_fours) at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/51176|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> Lester, along with [Carl Healey](/source/Carl_Healey) and [Ben Twist](/source/Ben_Twist) won the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62382397|title=Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples|publisher=BBC|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

===Asia Pacific===
Lester won double gold at the 2019 [Asia Pacific Bowls Championships](/source/Asia_Pacific_Bowls_Championships) in the [Gold Coast, Queensland](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsdesq.sportstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&OrgID=16084|title=Results Portal|publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/2019/06/22/asia-pacific-championships-gold-coast-australia-day-5/|title=Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 5|publisher=World Bowls}}</ref>

===Other===
In 2012, he won the [Hong Kong International Bowls Classic](/source/Hong_Kong_International_Bowls_Classic) singles title.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=218&lang=en | title=HK Classic winners Men Singles | publisher=HKLBA | access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> At national level he has won one [Australian National Bowls Championships](/source/Australian_National_Bowls_Championships) title and two Australian Opens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2021-aus-champs-triples-recap/|title=2021 AUS CHAMPS: TRIPLES RECAP|publisher=Bowls Australia|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commonwealth Games Australia|barrie-lester}}
* {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile}}
* {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6027309-barrie-lester}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|51176|Barry Lester}}

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Category:1982 births
Category:Australian male bowls players
Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Living people
Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
Category:Sportspeople from Bendigo
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls
Category:Commonwealth Games bowls players for Australia

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