Fred Russell (bowls)

Fred Russell
Personal information
Birth nameFrederick Thomas Russell
Born(1890-08-20)20 August 1890
New Zealand
Died23 December 1972(1972-12-23) (aged 82)
Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationBuilder
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubHataitai Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's lawn bowls
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland Fours

Frederick Thomas Russell (20 August 1890 – 23 December 1972) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he won the men's fours bronze medal alongside teammates Arthur Engebretsen, Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund.[1] The New Zealand, Australian and South African fours each finished the round robin with two wins, but New Zealand then lost an eliminator match against the South Africans and did not progress to the final.

Russell was born on 20 August 1890, the son of Alexander and Emily Russell, and died on 23 December 1972.[2][3][4] He was buried at Karori Cemetery.[4] A builder by trade,[4] he was a member of the Hataitai Bowling Club in Wellington.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lawn bowls fours – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1890/12096". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Death search: registration number 1973/29175". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "N.Z. bowlers to take part in Empire Games". Gisborne Herald. 9 December 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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