Mal Hughes (bowls)
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||
| Born | 3 August 1932 Hartlepool | |||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 2008 (aged 75) Middlesbrough | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
| Club | Eldon Grove BC | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malcolm 'Mal' Hughes (1932-2008) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.
Bowls career[]
World Championships[]
Hughes won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock, David Bryant, Jimmy Hobday and John Bell.[1][2]
Commonwealth Games[]
Hughes competed for England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the fours.[3]
National[]
He was the pairs champion with George Turley at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[4]
Personal life[]
Hughes was the manager of Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club up until the time he died in 2008.[5]
References[]
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Family's tribute to bowls hero Mal". Hartelpool Mail.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2008 deaths
- English male bowls players
- Bowls World Champions
- Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England