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Sam Gardiner (bowls)

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Sam Gardiner
Personal information
NationalityCanada Canada
Born(1888-09-12)12 September 1888
Sunderland, England
Died30 June 1968(1968-06-30) (aged 79)
North Vancouver, Canada
Sport
ClubNorth Vancouver BC
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver pairs

Samuel Cooper Gardiner was an English born Canadian international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

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He won a silver medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver with Dick Williams[3][4] and was the President of the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club.[5]

Awards

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Both he and Dick Williams were inducted into the North Shore Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.[5]

Personal life

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He emigrated to Canada at the age of 20.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ^ "Sam Gardiner (far right) of North Vancouver can be seen bowling for Canada at the West Point Grey Club during the British Empire Games in Vancouver on July 31, 1954". Edmonton Journal.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ a b c "1968 Sports Hall of Fame Inductee - Dick Williams and Sam Gardiner". North Vancouver Recreation and Culture.