Elsie McDonald

Elsie McDonald
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa
Born(1920-02-12)12 February 1920
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Died13 December 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 92)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Sydney pairs
Silver medal – second place 1969 Sydney singles
Gold medal – first place 1969 Sydney team

Elsie Adelaide McDonald (née Cawood), was a South African international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

She started bowling in 1958 for the Kimberley Engineering Works BC.[2]

In 1969 she won the gold medal in the pairs with May Cridlan and the silver medal at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney, Australia.[3] She also won a gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[4]

She was inaugurated into the South African Hall of Fame in 1981.

References

  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. ^ "Elsie McDonald 1920-2012". Press Reader.
  3. ^ "Elsie McDonald profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.


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