Sam Gardiner (bowls)
Samuel Cooper Gardiner was an English born Canadian international lawn bowler.[1] [2]
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| Born | 12 September 1888 Sunderland, England | ||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1968 (aged 79) North Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||
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| Club | North Vancouver BC | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
He won a silver medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver with Dick Williams [3] [4] and was the President of the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club.[5]
Awards
Both he and Dick Williams were inducted into the North Shore Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.[5]
Personal life
He emigrated to Canada at the age of 20.[5]
References
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- "Sam Gardiner (far right) of North Vancouver can be seen bowling for Canada at the West Point Grey Club during the British Empire Games in Vancouver on July 31, 1954". Edmonton Journal.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1968 Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Dick Williams and Sam Gardiner". North Vancouver Recreation and Culture.
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