Kenneth Walter Oxenford Coulson (1910–1987) was an English international lawn bowler.

Kenneth Coulson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born3 July 1910
Croydon, Surrey
DiedDecember 1987 (aged 77)[1]
Worthing
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCroydon BC
Medal record
Representing  England
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1960 singles

Bowls career

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Coulson became the first British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1959, when bowling for England and the Croydon Bowls Club.[2][3] He qualified for the event by virtue of winning the English singles crown the previous year.[4][5] He was a motor car salesman by trade and was first capped by England in 1955.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenneth Walter O Coulson, vol 18, page 2529". England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  4. ^ "Bowls". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 August 1959. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).