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Edward Stuart (bowls)

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Edward Stuart
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa Scotland Scotland
Born(1894-02-01)1 February 1894
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died3 August 1985(1985-08-03) (aged 91)
Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
ClubObservatory BC
Medal record
Representing South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff fours

Edward Stanley Graham Stuart (1894 - 1985), was a South African international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He won a silver medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, with Norman Snowy Walker, Wilfred Randall and Edward Williams.[2][3][4]

He won the 1957 rinks at the National Championships, bowling for the Observatory Bowls Club.[5]

Personal life

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He was born in Scotland and was an electrician and engineer 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. ^ ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).