Bob King (bowls)
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1934 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2022 (aged 87–88) | ||||||||||||||
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Robert King (4 September 1934 – June/July 2022[1]) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[2]
King was a member of the Bomaderry Bowling Club who won two major Australian titles – Australian Pairs (1985) and the Australian Singles (1998). New South Wales titles included – Singles (1979, 1980, 1984, 1993 and 1998), Pairs (1979 and 1980), the State Champion of Champions singles (1984 and 1994) and the State Open Pairs (1968).[1]
King won a silver medal in the fours with Errol Bungey, Errol Stewart and Keith Poole at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.[3]
He was inducted into the Bowls NSW Hall of Fame in 2007 and Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2015.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vale – Bob King". Bowls Australia. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Robert King Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Honour Roll". Bowls Australia.
- ^ Baker, Sam (4 July 2022). "Legendary Bomaderry bowler Bob King passes aged 87". Bateman's Bay Post. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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