George Souza Sr.
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| Nationality |  Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1919 | |||||||||||||
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George Allister Souza (senior) is a former Hong Kong international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career[]
Souza was born in 1919 in Hong Kong to Portuguese parents. He represented Hong Kong at cricket from 1953 to 1961 and won a gold medal in the fours at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with Abdul Kitchell, Saco Delgado and Roberto da Silva.[2]
Personal life[]
He was an electric company employee by trade and his son George Souza Jr. became a world bowls champion.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hong Kong Delegation for Olympic Games (1952-2008)" (PDF). Hong Kong Olympic.org.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Hong Kong sportsmen
- Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Hong Kong
- Hong Kong male bowls players