John Anderson (bowls)
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| Nationality |  South Africa | ||||||||||
| Born | 1912 United Kingdom | ||||||||||
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| Sport | lawn bowls | ||||||||||
| Club | Durban BC | ||||||||||
Medal record
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John William Hamilton Anderson (1912 - date of death unknown), was a British born, South African international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career[]
He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with Frank Mitchell, Wilfred Randall and George Wilson.[2][3]
He won the 1949 rinks at the National Championships, bowling for the Durban Bowls Club.[4]
Personal life[]
He was an company director by trade.
References[]
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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- Bowls players at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- South African male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
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