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Stan Weaver
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Born(1890-01-12)January 12, 1890
Swansea
Died24 March 1973(1973-03-24) (aged 83)
Radnorshire
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubLlandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  Wales
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1934 London Pairs

Stanley 'Stan' James Weaver (1890-1973), was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2]

Bowls career

At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Thomas Davies.[3][4]

He bowled for the Llandrindod Wells Bowls Club.[5] He was a Welsh representative from 1927-1935 and was Welsh national champion in 1932.[1][6]

Personal life

He was an building contractor by trade and married Elizabeth Charles in 1923.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. ^ "Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club History". Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club.
  6. ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.