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Bill Whittaker (bowls)

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Bill Whittaker
Medal record
Men's lawn bowls
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 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

  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.