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Robert Slater (bowls)

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Robert Slater
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCallenders BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London Rinks/Fours

Robert Slater was an English international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2][3]

Bowls career

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At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks/fours event with Ernie Gudgeon, Percy Tomlinson and Fred Biggin.[4][5][6]

He was the 1933[7] and 1934[8] pairs champion with Billy Buckell at the National Championships representing Callenders Bowling Club, Kent [9] and was also twice Kent County champion.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  4. ^ "England win rinks bowling title". The Scotsman. 11 August 1934. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  6. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. ^ "Favourites win Bowls Pairs". Daily News (London). 18 August 1933. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Callenders". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 17 August 1934. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.