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Frank Mitchell (bowls)

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Frank Mitchell
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa
Born1911
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
ClubPretoria BC
Medal record
Representing South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver fours

Frank N Mitchell (1911 – date of death unknown), was a South African international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with Wilfred Randall, George Wilson and John Anderson.[2][3]

He won the 1950, 1952 and 1958 rinks at the National Championships, bowling for the Pretoria Bowls Club.[4]

Personal life

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He was a civil servant 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. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).