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Lawn Bowls At The 1974 British Commonwealth Games
The lawn bowls competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 2 February 1974. David Bryant won his third successive Commonwealth Games singles gold medal, with a medals cache of four golds although not competing in 1966. Host country New Zealand won the fours (their seventh gold medal since the start of the games in 1930). Medal table Medallists Results Men's singles – round robin Men's pairs – round robin Men's fours – round robin References See also *List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls from 1930 to 2018. Men's Men's singles Men's pairs Men's triples Men's fours Women's Women's singles Women's pairs Women's triples Women's fours Para-sport ... * Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games {{Commonwealth Games Lawn bowls Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 1974 British Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Somerville (bowls)
John Somerville (10 September 1926 – 5 March 1987) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. Bowls career At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, Somerville won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly. A member of the Rewa Bowling Club, Somerville won the 1971, 1985 and 1986 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou .... Awards In 2013, Somerville was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Somerville, John 1926 births 1987 deaths New Zealand male bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls 20th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Gosden
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Maldwyn Evans
Maldwyn Lewis Evans (8 November 1937 – 30 December 2009), often known as "Mal" Evans, was a Welsh bowls champion, who won the World Championship in 1972. He is the only Welshman ever to have held the men's singles title. Personal life Evans was born in Gelli, Rhondda. His father, Clifford Maldwyn Evans, won the Welsh Pairs Championship in 1952 with his brother (Maldwyn's uncle) John Morgan Evans (1917-1985), a world-class player. Maldwyn Evans was educated at Pentre Secondary School and later obtained a degree in history from University College of North Wales Bangor. He worked as a teacher in Swansea, Porth, Tonypandy and Ferndale. Bowls career Evans played bowls for Wales from 1967 until 1985, and he was a member of the Gelli Park club. Two years after his World Championship win he represented Wales at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the singles. He won two Welsh National Bowls Championships Pairs titles in 1966 and 1967, with his brother Gwyn Evans (the 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Jones (bowls)
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Willie Wood (bowler)
William Walker Wood MBE (born 26 April 1938 in Haddington, East Lothian) is a former Scottish professional bowls player, who has mainly competed in the outdoor or lawn form of the game. He is regarded as one of the leading bowlers of his generation and his list of achievements include appearing at eight Commonwealth Games and winning two gold medals and eight World Bowls Championship gold medals. Early life Wood took up bowls at the age of 12, perhaps unsurprisingly as his father, grandfather and mother all played the sport. With little else to occupy his time, Wood says he elected to bowl in his home village of Gifford, rather than brave the bus journey to the swimming baths at nearby North Berwick. Wood undertook his national service with the British Army, joining aged 18, serving in Germany with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He later ran his own garage before concentrating on bowls. Bowls career World Championships Wood has won sixteen medals at the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McRae (bowls)
John McRae is a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the men's fours at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive .... He played for the Uddingston Bowls Club and captained Scotland for eight years. References Living people Scottish male bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Year of birth missing (living people) Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{Scotland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Scott (bowls)
William G Scott is a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the men's fours at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch with Morgan Moffat, John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ... and John McRae. He had previously represented Scotland in the pairs at the Lawn Bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. References Living people Scottish male bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Year of birth missing (living people) Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Moffat
David Morgan Moffat (born 22 January 1943) is a Scottish-born New Zealand lawn and indoor bowler, who has won medals representing both Scotland and New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. Bowls career Moffat was born in Scotland and won a bronze medal in the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch before emigrating the following year to New Zealand. He won another bronze in both the triples and fours in the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, but this time for New Zealand. The success continued as he won bronze in the triples and silver in the fours during the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Moffat also secured a fours silver in Edmonton during the 1978 Commonwealth Games and a fours silver in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. A gold medal finally came in 1988 when he won the triples at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marshall (bowls)
John Marshall is a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the men's fours at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ... with Morgan Moffat, Bill Scott and John McRae. References Living people Scottish male bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Year of birth missing (living people) Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Poole (bowls)
Keith Poole (24 April 1927 – 15 September 2012) was an Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships Poole won a silver medal in the fours with Don Woolnough, Leigh Bishop and Barry Salter and a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He also won a silver medal in the team event four years later. Commonwealth Games Poole won a silver medal as part of the fours team with Robert King, Errol Bungey and Errol Stewart at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. Eight years later he skipped the four to a gold medal success in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. The gold medal winning team was Poole, Rob Dobbins, Bert Sharp and Don Sherman. Asia Pacific Championships He won a gold medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the 1985 fours at Tweed Heads, New South Wales Tweed Heads is a town in New South Wales. It is located on the Tweed River i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Errol Stewart (bowls)
Errol Stewart (born 1931) is a former Australian international lawn bowler. He won a silver medal in the fours with Errol Bungey, Robert King and Keith Poole at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / .... References 1931 births Living people Australian male bowls players Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian people Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |