James Cobley
James Cobley (1877-1958), was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games.[1]
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| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1877 Shepparton, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 April 1958 (aged 80) Parkes, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Parkes BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the fours event with his brother John Cobley, Len Knight and Charles Cordaiy.[2][3][4]
He was the 1949 Australian National Bowls Championships rinks (fours) winner, bowling with the same trio and for the Parkes Bowls Club in New South Wales.[5]
References
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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