Robert Slater (bowls) explained

Robert Slater
Nationality:British (English)
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Callenders BC

Robert Slater was an English international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1] [2] [3]

Bowls career

At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks/fours event with Ernie Gudgeon, Percy Tomlinson and Fred Biggin.[4] [5] [6]

He was the 1933[7] and 1934[8] pairs champion with Billy Buckell at the National Championships representing Callenders Bowling Club, Kent [9] and was also twice Kent County champion.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. Web site: Profile. Bowls Tawa.
  3. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  4. News: England win rinks bowling title . The Scotsman . 11 August 1934 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 August 2024.
  5. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
  6. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. News: Favourites win Bowls Pairs . Daily News (London) . 18 August 1933 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  8. News: Callenders . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 17 August 1934 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.

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