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Tom Fleming (bowls)

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Tom Fleming
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born22 September 1910
Sedgefield, England
DiedJuly 1977 (aged 66)
Sport
ClubAlbert Park BC, Middlesbrough
Medal record
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Men's Rinks (Fours)

George Thomas Fleming (born 1910, Sedgefield, died 1977)[1] was an English international lawn bowler.[2][3][4]

Bowls career

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He won a gold medal in the Men's Rinks (Fours) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, with Sidney Drysdale, David Bryant and Les Watson.[5]

He won twice the runner-up in the 1959 and 1960 singles National Championship representing Albert Park Middlesbrough and Yorkshire.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "David Bryant reaches semi-final". Bristol Evening Post. 19 August 1960. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  7. ^ "Bowls". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 August 1959. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Bowls". Daily Mirror. 20 August 1960. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.