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Arthur Saunders (bowls)

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Arthur Saunders
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa
Born1913
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
ClubEast London Railway BC
Medal record
Representing South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Vancouver singles

Arthur W Saunders (1913 - date of death unknown), was a South African international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He won a bronze medal in the singles at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver.[2][3][4]

He won the 1953 singles at the National Championships bowling for the East London Railway Bowls Club.[5]

Personal life

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He was a company manager by trade.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ "British Players win and lose on opening day at Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 31 July 1954. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).