John Anderson (bowls)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  South Africa | |||||||||||
| Born | 1912 United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Durban BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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John William Hamilton Anderson (born 1912, date of death unknown) was a British born, South African international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]Anderson won a gold medal in the fours at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with Frank Mitchell, Wilfred Randall and George Wilson.[2][3]
Anderson won the 1949 rinks at the National Championships, bowling for the Durban Bowls Club.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Anderson was a company director by trade.
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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