Norman King (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 7 August 1914 Sunderland |
| Died | 1997 Bedford |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Mansfield Parliament Hill |
Medal record | |
Norman King (1914-1997) was an English international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
He won a gold medal in the fours with Cliff Stroud, Ted Hayward and Peter Line at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2]
He also won two Commonwealth Games medals; a gold in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and another gold in the pairs with Peter Line at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[3] [4]
He won the National Championship title in 1957.[5]
Personal life
He was an agent and salesman by trade and took up bowls in 1942 during wartime holidays.[6]
References
- ^ "Norman King Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.