Robert Colquhoun (bowls)
Robert George Colquhoun (1882-1970), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[2]
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1882 Rochester, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 1970 (aged 87)[1] Bromley, Greater London | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Coal Merchant | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bromley BC (outdoors) Crystal Palace (indoors) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
He was the champion of Bromley, Kent and England in 1929[3] and was an English international from 1929-1933.[4]
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the singles event.[5][6]
He was the 1929 singles National Champion.[7]
Personal life
He was a retired Army Officer [4] and coal merchant by trade. He married Nellie Maud Sands, who joined him in Canada during the Games.[8]
References
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- """Bowls." Times [London, England] 30 June 1930". The Times Digital Archive.
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ""The Empire Games." Times [London, England] 25 Aug. 1930". The Times Digital Archive.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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