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Fred Biggin

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Fred Biggin
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1869-02-16)16 February 1869
Derbyshire, England
Died30 September 1968(1968-09-30) (aged 99)
London, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubTemple BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London Rinks/Fours

Frederick Biggin (16 February 1869 – 30 September 1968), was an English international lawn bowls player[1] who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[2][3]

Bowls career

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At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks/fours event with Robert Slater, Ernie Gudgeon and Percy Tomlinson.[4][5][6]

He was the Surrey singles champion and was a member of the Temple Bowls Club.

Personal life

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He worked in Insurance by trade and lived at 108 Cheviot Road, West Norwood.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ "England win rinks bowling title". The Scotsman. 11 August 1934. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  6. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. ^ "England and Wales Register 1939, Lambeth". Ancestry.co.uk.