Mal Hughes (bowls)
Malcolm 'Mal' Hughes (1932-2008) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.
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| Born | 3 August 1932 Hartlepool | |||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 2008 (aged 75) Middlesbrough | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
| Club | Eldon Grove BC | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
World Championships
Hughes won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock, David Bryant, Jimmy Hobday and John Bell.[1][2]
Commonwealth Games
Hughes competed for England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the fours.[3]
National
He was the pairs champion with George Turley at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[4]
Personal life
Hughes was the manager of Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club up until the time he died in 2008.[5]
References
- "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- "Family's tribute to bowls hero Mal". Hartelpool Mail.
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