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Charles Cordaiy

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Charles Cordaiy
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1892-05-25)25 May 1892
Gympie, Queensland
Died9 November 1983(1983-11-09) (aged 91)
Sydney
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubParkes BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland fours

Charles Melbourne Cordaiy (1892-1983), was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games.[1]

Bowls career

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At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the fours event with James Cobley, John Cobley and Len Knight.[2][3][4]

He was the 1949 Australian National Bowls Championships rinks (fours) winner, bowling with the same trio and for the Parkes Bowls Club in New South Wales.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  3. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).