Stan Weaver
Stanley James Weaver (1890-1973), was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 1890 Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 March 1973 (aged 83) Radnorshire | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Swansea BC Llandrindod Wells BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Thomas Davies.[3][4]
He bowled for the Swansea and Llandrindod Wells Bowls Clubs.[5] He was a Welsh representative from 1927-1935 and was Welsh national champion on five occasions winning the singles in 1932, the pairs in 1934 and the rinks in 1925, 1927 & 1933.[1][6]
Personal life
He was a building contractor by trade and married Elizabeth Charles in 1923.[1]
References
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- "Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club History". Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club.
- "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
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