Bob King (bowls)

Robert King
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1934-09-04)4 September 1934
Died2022(2022-00-00) (aged 87–88)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch fours

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

  1. ^ a b "Vale – Bob King". Bowls Australia. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Robert King Profile". Bowls tawa.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame Honour Roll". Bowls Australia.
  5. ^ 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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