Peter Rheuben

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Peter Rheuben
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born1931
Sydney
Died4 April 2014, aged 83
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubRyde BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Melbourne Men's pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Melbourne Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Men's pairs

Peter Alan Rheuben (1931-2014) was an Australian international lawn bowler. [1]

Contents

Bowls career

World Championship

Rheuben won the pairs gold medal at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Frankston, Victoria with bowls partner Alf Sandercock. [2] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). [3]

Commonwealth Games

Rheuben represented Australia at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand and the 1982 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in the pairs with Denis Dalton. [4]

Personal life

He was a company director by trade and also represented Eastwood Rugby Club and New South Wales in rugby union against the British Lions in 1953. [5]

Awards

He was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame. [6]

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References

  1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-86367-220-5.
  2. ""Bowls." Times [London, England] 25 Jan. 1980". The Times .
  3. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
  6. "Hall of Fame". Bowls Australia.