Robert Colquhoun (bowls)
Robert George Colquhoun (born 1882), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1]
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| Born | 1882 Rochester, Kent | |||||||||||||
| 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[2] and was an English international from 1929-1933.[3]
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the singles event.[4][5]
He was the 1929 singles National Champion.[6]
Personal life
He was a retired Army Officer [3] and coal merchant by trade. He married Nellie Maud Sands, who joined him in Canada during the Games.[7]
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References
- "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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