James Poulton

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James Poulton
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji
Born(1905-01-19)19 January 1905
Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony
Died Brisbane, Australia
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1950 Auckland pairs

James Edward Poulton (1905-date of death unknown), was a Transavval Colony born, Fijian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games. [1]

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Bowls career

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Leslie Brown. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Personal life

His family moved to Suva in Fiji when James was a child. In 1931, he married Gladys Palmer in the same place.

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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