Horace Harvey (bowls)

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Horace Harvey
Personal information
Nationality Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg South Africa
Sport
ClubBrakpan BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1938 Sydney singles

Horace Harvey was a South African international lawn bowler. [1] [2]

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Bowls career

In 1938 he won the gold medal in the singles event at the 1938 British Empire Games. [3]

He was a 1937 singles National Champion bowling for the Brakpan Bowls Club, Guateng. [4]

Personal life

His father was Andrew Harvey who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games and his son was Tommy Harvey, a winner of two medals at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [5]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.