George Souza Jr. (born 19 August 1942) is a Hong Kong former international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | Hongkonger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Craigengower CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowls career edit
Born in 1942 in Shanghai, he first represented Hong Kong in the singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.[2]
Souza won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including two gold medals in the 1985 triples at Tweed Heads, New South Wales and the 1991 triples at Kowloon.[3]
In 1984, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, in addition to winning three pairs titles in 1983, 1984 and 1994.[4][5]
Personal life edit
Souza is the son of George Souza Sr.[6]
References edit
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Hong Kong Yearbook" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.