James Edward Poulton (1905-date of death unknown), was a Transavval Colony born, Fijian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games.[1]
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| Nationality |  Fiji | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1905 Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony | |||||||||||
| Died | Brisbane, Australia | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editAt the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Leslie Brown.[2][3][4][5]
Personal life
editHis family moved to Suva in Fiji when James was a child. In 1931, he married Gladys Palmer in the same place.
References
edit- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).