Tom Fleming (bowls)

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Tom Fleming
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born22 September 1910
Sedgefield, England
DiedJuly 1977 (aged 66)
Sport
ClubAlbert Park BC, Middlesbrough
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Perth Men's Rinks (Fours)

George Thomas Fleming (born 1910, Sedgefield, died 1977) [1] was an English international lawn bowler. [2] [3] [4]

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the Men's Rinks (Fours) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, with Sidney Drysdale, David Bryant and Les Watson. [5]

He won twice the runner-up in the 1959 and 1960 singles National Championship representing Albert Park Middlesbrough and Yorkshire. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. "David Bryant reaches semi-final". Bristol Evening Post. 19 August 1960. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. "profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  4. "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  7. "Bowls" . Birmingham Daily Post. 22 August 1959. Retrieved 19 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Bowls" . Daily Mirror. 20 August 1960. Retrieved 23 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.