Stan Weaver
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born(1890-01-12)January 12, 1890
Swansea
Died24 March 1973(1973-03-24) (aged 83)
Radnorshire
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubSwansea BC
Llandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  Wales
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1934 LondonPairs

Stanley James Weaver (1890-1973), was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2]

Bowls career

At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the pairs event with Thomas Davies.[3][4]

He bowled for the Swansea and Llandrindod Wells Bowls Clubs.[5] He was a Welsh representative from 1927-1935 and was Welsh national champion on five occasions winning the singles in 1932, the pairs in 1934 and the rinks in 1925, 1927 & 1933.[1][6]

Personal life

He was a building contractor by trade and married Elizabeth Charles in 1923.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. ↑ "Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club History". Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club.
  6. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.


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