Jim Morgan (bowls)
Welsh lawn bowler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Arthur Morgan (29 January 1933 – 13 January 2022) was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 2022 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Barry Athletic BC (outdoor) Vale of Glamorgan (indoor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Morgan won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[3]
Eight years later won a gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with Hafod Thomas, Robert Weale and Will Thomas.[4]
In between he also played in the fours at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. He played for the Barry Athletic Bowling Club which he joined in 1961. he was a Welsh international from 1972-1988.[5]
Morgan was a two times Welsh National Champion, winning the fours in 1963 and 1969 when bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club. He also won the 1964 British Isles Bowls Championships fours title.[6]
Between 1972 and 1988, Morgan earned 44 caps for the Welsh national otudoor team, which included captaincy in 1982. Indoors he earned 69 caps between 1968 and 1990 and was again captain of the team in 1979.[7][8]
Death
References
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