Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Evan Philip Exelby | ||||||||||||||
Born | New Zealand | 12 October 1905||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 1981 New Zealand | (aged 75)||||||||||||||
Occupation | Bacon curer[1] | ||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Amy Mawhinney (m. 1932) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
National finals | Men's pairs champion (1947) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Evan Philip Exelby (12 October 1905 – 6 June 1981) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men's pairs gold medal with Robert Henry.[2][3]
In 1947, Exelby won the New Zealand National Bowls Championships pairs title with William Ransford "Rance" Hawkins, representing the Frankton club.[4] Exelby died on 6 June 1981, and was buried at Hamilton Park Cemetery.[5][6]