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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1870 | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Doctor | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Orr (1870-date of death unknown), was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games. [1] [2]
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with David Fraser, William Campbell and Canadian Tom Chambers who joined the team following the death of original team member J Kennedy. [3] [4]
He was a doctor by trade and lived in Park Terrace, Edinburgh. [5]
The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930.
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events were in Manchester. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State.
Representation of the island of Ireland at the British Empire Games has varied:
The lawn bowls competition at the 1930 British Empire Games featured three events for men: a singles, pairs, and a rinks (fours) contest. The event was held at Gage Park.
Peter McWhannell was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed for his country at the 1930 British Empire Games, winning a silver medal in the pairs competition.
Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games were held at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre in Glasgow, Scotland from 24 July to 1 August 2014.
Robert George Colquhoun (1882-1970), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
Thomas Curtis Hills (1884-1963), was an English bowls player who competed in three British Empire Games.
George William Arthur Wright (1893–1949) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.
Ernest Frederick Gudgeon (1880-1965), was an English bowls player who competed in two British Empire Games.
James Edney (1870-1951), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
Albert Percy Hough (1877–1960), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
James Frith (1860-1946), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
Percy Thomson Watson, was a Northern Ireland international lawn bowler.
William Campbell was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
David Fraser (1878–?), was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
William S McDonald or MacDonald, was a Canadian international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.
William G. Hutchinson, was a Canadian international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.
Albert A Langford, was a Canadian international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.
Thomas M Chambers was a Canadian international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games for Scotland.
