Roy George Garden (20 March 1961 – 20 January 2023) was an international lawn and indoor bowler from Zimbabwe.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Born | 20 March 1961 Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 20 January 2023 (aged 61) Harare, Zimbabwe |
Medal record | |
Garden was born in Bulawayo in 1961 and was educated in Bulawayo, Harare and Mutare. He joined the police force in 1980, briefly serving in the British South Africa Police before it became the Zimbabwe Republic Police. He left the police in 1983. In 1998, he competed in the Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal in the singles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
He retired from international competition in January 2014.[3] He died in 20 January 2023 at the age of 62.[4]
References edit
- ^ "profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Roy Garden Calls It A Day". Bowls Zimbabwe.
- ^ "18 Feb In Memoriam: Roy Garden 111164". British South Africa Police Regiment. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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