Stan Weaver
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Born | January 12, 1890 Swansea |
| Died | 24 March 1973 (aged 83) Radnorshire |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Swansea BC Llandrindod Wells BC |
Medal record | |
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Stanley James Weaver (1890-1973), was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2]
Bowls career
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Thomas Davies.[3][4] He bowled for the Swansea and Llandrindod Wells Bowls Clubs.[5] He was a Welsh representative from 1927-1935 and was Welsh national champion on five occasions winning the singles in 1932,[6] the pairs in 1934 and the rinks in 1925, 1927 & 1933.[1][7]
Personal life
He was a building contractor by trade and married Elizabeth Charles in 1923.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ↑ "Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club History". Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club.
- ↑ "W.B.A. Title won by Swansea man". Western Mail. 30 July 1932. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
