Walter Phillips (bowls)

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Walter Phillips
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Walter F Phillips is an England international lawn bowler. [1] [2]

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Scadgell and John Bettles. [3] [4]

He was twice a runner-up in the National Championship. [5]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Past Records". Bowls England.