Alex McIntosh

Alex McIntosh, who lived from 24 May 1936 until 16 August 2008, was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler who won gold at both the Commonwealth Games and the world championships. At the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing he took silver in the fours and gold in the team event, and at the 1980 championship in Melbourne he added silver in the fours and bronze in the team event. At the Commonwealth Games he won silver in the 1970 fours, gold in the 1974 pairs and silver in the 1978 pairs, and he carried the Scottish flag at the 1978 Games in Edmonton. He began bowling in 1955, earned 54 caps, played for Newbattle, and worked as an engineer at Lady Victoria Colliery.