Jim Morgan (bowls)
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| Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 2022 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Barry Athletic BC (outdoor) Vale of Glamorgan (indoor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Arthur Morgan (29 January 1933 – 13 January 2022) was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]
Bowls career
[edit]Morgan won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[3]
Eight years later won a gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with Hafod Thomas, Robert Weale and Will Thomas.[4]
In between he also played in the fours at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. He played for the Barry Athletic Bowling Club which he joined in 1961. he was a Welsh international from 1972-1988.[5]
Morgan was a two times Welsh National Champion, winning the fours in 1963 and 1969 when bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club. He also won the 1964 British Isles Bowls Championships fours title.[6]
Death
[edit]Morgan died on 13 January 2022, at the age of 88.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Full Bowls Profile". Barry Athletic Bowls Club.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1988). The Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Barry Athletic Bowling Club marks start of Centenary Year". Barry Athletic Bowling Club.
- ^ "Jim Morgan". Barry Athletic Bowls Club. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Jim Morgan". Bowls International on Facebook. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Tribute to Jim Morgan". Welsh Indoor Bowls. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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