Bill Whittaker (bowls)

William Whittaker (26 December 1883 – 13 August 1980) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.[1]

Bill Whittaker
Whittaker (left), as a member of the Onehunga four that won the men's fours title at the 1940 New Zealand national lawn bowls championships
Personal information
Birth nameWilliam Whittaker
Born(1883-12-26)26 December 1883
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Died13 August 1980(1980-08-13) (aged 96)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationBuilder
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Caldwell
(m. 1907; died 1977)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubOnehunga Bowling Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsMen's fours champion (1940)
Medal record
Men's lawn bowls
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 SydneyFours

Bowls career

At the 1938 Commonwealth Games in Sydney he was part of the men's fours team that won the gold medal; with Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury and Alec Robertson.[2] [3]

He won the 1940 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Onehunga Bowls Club.[4]

References

  1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2021.


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