Robert McDonald (bowls)
| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Robert Lang McDonald |
| Born | 21 April 1933 |
| Died |
22 February 2006 (aged 72) Auckland, New Zealand |
Medal record
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Robert Lang "Bob" McDonald QSM (21 April 1933 – 22 February 2006) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed at four Commonwealth Games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's pairs.
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. In 1974 he claimed his last Commonwealth Games medal with a bronze in the men's pairs.[1] He competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games. McDonald won two national titles representing the Onehunga club: the pairs in 1962 with Frank Livingstone; and the fours in 1973.[2]
McDonald was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service in the 2002 New Year Honours.[3] He died in Auckland on 22 February 2006.[2]
In 2013, McDonald was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[4]
References
- ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- 1 2 "Bowls: Popular bowler McDonald dies". New Zealand Herald. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "New Year honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration". Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.