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Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belfast | 7 January 1918||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 March 1977 (aged 59)
[1] Forster Green Hospital, Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Bangor BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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William Tate (1918–1977) was an Irish international lawn bowler. [2] [3]
He won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with John Higgins, Harold Stevenson and Edward Gordon. Four years later he represented Northern Ireland for a second successive Commonwealth Games in 1974. [4]
He was also part of the fours team that just missed out on a medal at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship when a combined Ireland team finished in fourth place in the fours competition.
He won the 1963 Irish National Bowls Championships singles [5] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1964. [6] [7]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belfast | 7 January 1918||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 March 1977 (aged 59)
[1] Forster Green Hospital, Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bangor BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Tate (1918–1977) was an Irish international lawn bowler. [2] [3]
He won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with John Higgins, Harold Stevenson and Edward Gordon. Four years later he represented Northern Ireland for a second successive Commonwealth Games in 1974. [4]
He was also part of the fours team that just missed out on a medal at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship when a combined Ireland team finished in fourth place in the fours competition.
He won the 1963 Irish National Bowls Championships singles [5] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1964. [6] [7]