Charles Abbott (bowls)
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Nationality | South Africa | |||||||||||||
Born | 1867 | |||||||||||||
Occupation | Building contractor | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles Albert Abbott (1867-date of death unknown), was a South African international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1]
Bowls career[]
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the singles event.[2][3]
Personal life[]
He was a building contractor by trade. He was resident in Bournemouth during the Games and travelled to the event with his wife Emma.[4]
References[]
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 9 July 1934 Southampton Arrivals". Ancestry.co.uk.
Categories:
- South African male bowls players
- Bowls players at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- 1867 births