Phil Exelby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Evan Philip Exelby | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1905年10月12日)12 October 1905 New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1981(1981年06月06日) (aged 75) New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| 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
| |||||||||||||
Evan Philip Exelby (12 October 1905 – 6 June 1981) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.
Bowls career
[edit ]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]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Singles and pairs bowling titles to N.Z." Gisborne Herald. 9 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Evan Exelby". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Robert Henry". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Cemetery search". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1981 deaths
- New Zealand male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Bowls players at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Burials at Hamilton Park Cemetery
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- New Zealand bowls biography stubs