Stan Weaver

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Stan Weaver
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born(1890-01-12)January 12, 1890
Swansea, Wales
Died24 March 1973(1973-03-24) (aged 83)
Radnorshire
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubSwansea BC
Llandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
British Empire Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1934 London Pairs

Stanley James Weaver (1890-1973), was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games. [1] [2]

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Bowls career

Weaver represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games and won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Thomas Davies. [3] [4] [5]

He bowled for the Swansea and Llandrindod Wells Bowls Clubs. [6] He was a Welsh representative from 1927-1935 and was Welsh national champion on five occasions winning the singles in 1932, [7] the pairs in 1934 and the rinks in 1925, 1927 & 1933. [1] [8]

Personal life

He was a building contractor by trade and married Elizabeth Charles in 1923. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. ↑ "Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club History". Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club.
  7. ↑ "W.B.A. Title won by Swansea man" . Western Mail. 30 July 1932. Retrieved 24 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
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