Norman Snowy Walker

Norman Stewart 'Snowy' Walker (1901 – 1977) was a South African international lawn bowler.[1]

Norman 'Snowy' Walker
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa Scotland Scotland
Born(1901-07-22)July 22, 1901
Dundee, Scotland
DiedSeptember 3, 1977(1977-09-03) (aged 76)
Sport
ClubPretoria West BC
and Northern Transvaal
Medal record
Representing South Africa South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh pairs
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydneyrinks/fours
Gold medal – first place 1950 Aucklandfours
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardifffours

Bowls career

Walker who was born is Dundee in Scotland won three medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 1938 he won a rinks (fours) silver followed by the gold medal in the fours at the 1950 British Empire Games and in 1958 he won another silver medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[2][3]

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [4] and won a silver medal in the pairs with Tommy Press at the event.[5]

He won the 1954 singles and two rinks titles at the National Championships bowling for the Pretoria West Bowls Club.[6]

References
  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  4. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  5. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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