George Wright (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1893 Norwich | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 April 1949 (aged 55) Southampton | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Cinema Proprietor | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Southern Railway BC, Eastleigh | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George William Arthur Wright (1893–1949) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.[1][2]
Bowls career
[edit]At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the pairs event with Tommy Hills.[3][4] The pair repeated the success four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games.
He was the 1928 singles National Champion.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]He was a cinema proprietor at the Variety Theatre, in Eastleigh, by trade and married Jessie Mary Parker, they lived in Upper Bassett, Southampton.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 23 August 1930. p. 4.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ "English team success at Emire Games". Rugby Advertiser. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Bowls Champion". Hampshire Advertiser. 18 August 1928. Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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- English male bowls players
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- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
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