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John Scadgell

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John Scadgell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1912-05-26)May 26, 1912
Hampshire, England
Died2002
Worthing, England
Sport
ClubWorthing BC
Medal record
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 fours

George Harry Scadgell known as John Scadgell (1912-2002) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

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Scadgell won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Bettles and Walter Phillips.[3][4][5]

He won three National Championship titles, two in the pairs (1955[6] and 1966[7]) and once in the fours (1961).[8][9] He also finished runner-up to Peter Line in the 1964 singles.[10]

Personal life

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He and his father H G (George) Scadgell both bowled for Worthing and ran a House and hotel furnishing company.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 26 July 1958. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Splendid tribute to bowler". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 13 February 1958. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Worthing pair are champions". Nottingham Evening Post. 18 August 1955. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Scadgell double in the pairs". Western Daily Press. 18 August 1966. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Bowling ace opens bid for win No.5". Bristol Evening Post. 17 August 1961. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  10. ^ "Ice-cool Line joins the bowls greats". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 August 1964. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Club history". Worthing Bowls Club.