Bob King (bowls)

Robert King (4 September 1934 – June/July 2022[1]) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[2]

Robert King
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1934-09-04)4 September 1934
Died2022(2022-00-00) (aged 87–88)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurchfours

King was a member of the Bomaderry Bowling Club who won two major Australian titles – Australian Pairs (1985) and the Australian Singles (1998). New South Wales titles included – Singles (1979, 1980, 1984, 1993 and 1998), Pairs (1979 and 1980), the State Champion of Champions singles (1984 and 1994) and the State Open Pairs (1968).[1]

King won a silver medal in the fours with Errol Bungey, Errol Stewart and Keith Poole at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.[3]

He was inducted into the Bowls NSW Hall of Fame in 2007 and Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2015.[4][5]

References
  1. "Vale – Bob King". Bowls Australia. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  3. "Robert King Profile". Bowls tawa.
  4. "Hall of Fame Honour Roll". Bowls Australia.
  5. Baker, Sam (4 July 2022). "Legendary Bomaderry bowler Bob King passes aged 87". Bateman's Bay Post. Retrieved 5 July 2022.


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