Robert Slater
Personal information
Nationality England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCallenders BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London Rinks/Fours

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

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.[3][4][5]

He was the 1933 and 1934 pairs champion with Billy Buckell at the National Championships representing Callenders Bowling Club, Kent [6] and was also twice Kent County champion.

References

  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  6. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
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