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| Born | 1898 Wales | |||||||||||
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Medal record
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Richard L Williams was a Welsh born Canadian international lawn bowler. [1]
Bowls career
He won a silver medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver with Sam Gardiner [2] [3] and was the President of the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. [4]
Awards
Both he and Sam Gardiner were inducted into the North Shore Sports Hall of Fame in 1968. [4]
Personal life
He emigrated to Canada at the age of 15. [4]
References
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ a b c "1968 Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Dick Williams and Sam Gardiner". North Vancouver Recreation and Culture.
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- Canadian male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls players at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 1898 births
- British emigrants to Canada
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Bowls biography stubs
- Canadian sportspeople stubs
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality |
Canada | |||||||||||
| Born | 1898 Wales | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Club | North Vancouver BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard L Williams was a Welsh born Canadian international lawn bowler. [1]
Bowls career
He won a silver medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver with Sam Gardiner [2] [3] and was the President of the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. [4]
Awards
Both he and Sam Gardiner were inducted into the North Shore Sports Hall of Fame in 1968. [4]
Personal life
He emigrated to Canada at the age of 15. [4]
References
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ a b c "1968 Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Dick Williams and Sam Gardiner". North Vancouver Recreation and Culture.
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| This biographical article relating to lawn or indoor bowls is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This biographical article related to Canadian sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Canadian male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls players at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 1898 births
- British emigrants to Canada
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Bowls biography stubs
- Canadian sportspeople stubs