Horace Harvey (bowls) explained

Horace Harvey
Nationality: South Africa
Club:Brakpan BC

Horace Harvey was a South African international lawn bowler.[1] [2]

Bowls career

In 1938 he won the gold medal in the singles event at the 1938 British Empire Games.[3]

He was a 1937 singles National Champion bowling for the Brakpan Bowls Club, Guateng.[4]

Personal life

His father was Andrew Harvey who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games and his son was Tommy Harvey, a winner of two medals at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
  2. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
  4. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.