John Orr (1870-date of death unknown), was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1870 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Doctor | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career edit
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with David Fraser, William Campbell and Canadian Tom Chambers who joined the team following the death of original team member J Kennedy.[3][4]
Personal life edit
He was a doctor by trade and lived in Park Terrace, Edinburgh.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 2 Aug 1930 Greenock". Ancestry.co.uk.