Abraham Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz, was a South African international

bowls 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 ...

player who won a

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at the

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Bowls career

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 ...

he won the

in the singles event. He also won the 1957 singles at the

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bowling for the Kadimah Krugersdorp Bowls Club.

Personal life

He was a Timber Merchant by trade.

References

South African male bowls players Bowls players at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls 1908 births Year of death missing Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-bowls-bio-stub