Edward Stuart (bowls)
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Edward Stanley Graham Stuart (1894 - 1985), was a South African international
lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...
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Bowls career

He won a
silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...
in the fours at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...
in Cardiff, with
Norman Snowy Walker Norman Stewart 'Snowy' Walker (1901 – 1977) was a South African international lawn bowler. Bowls career Walker who was born is Dundee in Scotland won three medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 1938 he won a rinks (fours) silver followed by ...
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Wilfred Randall Wilfred A Randall (1914 – date of death unknown), was a South African international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with Frank Mitchell, George Wilson ...
and Edward Williams. He won the 1957 rinks at the
National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
, bowling for the Observatory Bowls Club.


Personal life

He was born in Scotland and was an electrician and engineer by trade.


References

1894 births 1985 deaths Bowls players at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games South African male bowls players Scottish emigrants to South Africa Scottish male bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-bowls-bio-stub