Willie Wood, born on 26 April 1938 in Haddington, East Lothian, is a former Scottish professional bowls player who competed mainly at outdoor or lawn bowls. He is regarded as one of the leading bowlers of his generation, appeared at eight Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals there, and collected sixteen medals at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship, eight of them gold. He took up the game at twelve in a bowling family; his father won the 1967 Scottish national singles, and in 1984 he lost the world singles final to Peter Belliss by the narrowest of margins on home soil in Aberdeen.
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is a former Scottish professional bowls player
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born 26 April 1938 in Haddington, East Lothian
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his list of achievements include appearing at eight Commonwealth Games and winning two gold medals and eight World Bowls Championship gold medals
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is a former Scottish professional bowls player
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is a former Scottish professional bowls player
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Wood has won sixteen medals at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship including eight gold medals.
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his list of achievements include appearing at eight Commonwealth Games and winning two gold medals and eight World Bowls Championship gold medals
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