Horace Harvey (bowls)

Horace Harvey was a South African international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Horace Harvey
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa
Sport
ClubBrakpan BC
Medal record
Representing South Africa South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydneysingles

Bowls career

In 1938 he won the gold medal in the singles event at the 1938 British Empire Games.[3]

He was a 1937 singles National Champion bowling for the Brakpan Bowls Club, Guateng.[4]

Personal life

His father was Andrew Harvey who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games and his son was Tommy Harvey, a winner of two medals at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5]

References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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