Thomas Davies (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Swansea BC | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas R. Davies was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1]
Biography
Davies bowled for the Swansea Bowls Club and was a Welsh international from 1926 to 1936.[2]
He won three Welsh national titles in 1927 and 1933 (rinks/fours) and 1934 (pairs).[3][4][5] By virtue of winning the 1934 national pairs, he was selected for the 1934 British Empire Games in London the following month.[6]
He subsequently represented the 1934 Welsh Empire team[7] in the pairs event, with Stan Weaver and won the bronze medal.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 457.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 207–2010. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "P.Holloway wins W.B.A Title". Western Mail. 28 July 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Bowls". GRB Athletics. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Empire Games". The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.