Ryan Bester

Ryan George Peter Bester, born 7 December 1984 in Hanover, is a Canadian lawn bowler and one of his country's most decorated players. He won pairs gold with Keith Roney at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr, bronze in 2008, singles silver behind Leif Selby in 2012 and another singles silver in 2016, and in 2023 he won the world singles gold by beating Gary Kelly in the final. At the Commonwealth Games he took bronze in Melbourne in 2006, silver in 2014 and silver in the singles at the Gold Coast in 2018, and he played again in 2022. He has also won eight medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including singles gold in 2005 and pairs gold in 2015, and singles gold at the 2007 Atlantic Bowls Championships.