Stewart Buttar Explained

Stewart Buttar (1954-2006) was a New Zealand international lawn bowler and national coach.^[1]

Bowls career

Buttar won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the fours event in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with Bruce McNish, Peter Belliss and Rowan Brassey.^{[2] [3]}

He was a New Zealand National Bowls Championships champion, a feat matched by his son Nick Buttar.^[4] In all Buttar won three National titles; the singles in 1994 and the pairs in 1993 & 1994.^[5]

Coaching

Stewart Buttar later became the national coach of the New Zealand team but died in 2006 from cancer.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile. Bowls Tawa.
2. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GBR Athletics.
3. Web site: Stewart Buttar. Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. Web site: Bowls: Buttar follows in dad's footsteps. New Zealand Herald.
5. Web site: New Zealand Championships. Bowls Tawa.
6. Web site: NZ Bowls community mourns loss of former national coach - Stewart Buttar 2/3. TVN Community Victoria Bowls.