Barrie Norman Lester (born 24 January 1982) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2016 he was part of the triples team with Aron Sherriff and Mark Casey who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and won another silver medal in the fours. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.

Commonwealth Games

Lester won a bronze medal in the pairs with Nathan Rice at the

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in Melbourne. Further success came as part of the Australian team for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he won two silver medals in the

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and the Fours. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

. Lester, along with Carl Healey and Ben Twist won the silver medal.

Asia Pacific

Lester won double gold at the 2019

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in the

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Other

In 2012, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title. At national level he has won one

Australian National Bowls Championships The Australian National Bowls Championships and the Australian Open are competitions in Australia for bowls. They are organised by Bowls Australia. Bowls dates back to 1845 in Australia but it was not until 1910, during the 1910 Carnival of Bowl ...

title and two Australian Opens.

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