Bill Whittaker (bowls)
Appearance
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Commonwealth Games | ||
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1938 Sydney | Fours |
William Whittaker is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[1]
Bowls career
At the 1938 Commonwealth Games in Sydney he was part of the men's fours team that won the gold medal; with Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury and Alec Robertson.[2] [3]
He won the 1940 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Onehunga Bowls Club.[4] [5]
References
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.