John Arthur Engebretsen (1 March 1892 – 16 October 1956) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player, who won a bronze medal for his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
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| Birth name | John Arthur Engebretsen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1892 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1956 (aged 64) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Katherine Jack Nicol
(m. 1914; died 1951) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Napier Bowling Club Heretaunga Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Singles champion (1935) Fours champion (1945) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and family
editBorn on 1 March 1892, Engebretsen was the son of Annie Paulina Engebretsen (née Pedersen) and Otto Engebretsen.[1] He was educated at Dannevirke High School.[2]
On 20 May 1914, Engebretsen married Katherine Jack Nicol.[3]
Teaching career
editEngebretsen became a schoolteacher, and in February 1941 he took up the post of headmaster at Mahora School in Hastings.[4] He served in that role until retiring in May 1951.[4]
Lawn bowls
editEngebretsen won two national lawn bowls championship titles: the men's singles representing the Napier Bowling Club in 1935; and as skip of the Heretaunga Bowling Club combination that won the men's fours in 1945.[4][5][6]
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he was a member of the New Zealand men's four—alongside teammates Fred Russell, Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund—that won the bronze medal.[4][7]
Later life and death
editEngebretsen died on 16 October 1956, and was buried at Hastings Cemetery.[8] He had been predeceased by his wife, Kate, in 1951.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1892/2328". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Dannevirke High School board". Dannevirke Advocate. 18 March 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1914/8672". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Chaplin, W.T., ed. (1953). Mahora School: souvenir booklet (PDF). Mahora School Jubilee Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Bowls: Dominion tourney concluded". The Press. 21 January 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Engebretsen wins". The Evening Post. 25 January 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-244-94031-7. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Details for Engebretsen, John Arthur". CemeteryBase. Hastings District Council. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Details for Engebretsen, Kate Jack". CemeteryBase. Hastings District Council. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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