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Mal Hughes

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Mal Hughes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1932-08-03)3 August 1932
Hartlepool, England
Died11 July 2008(2008-07-11) (aged 75)
Middlesbrough, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubEldon Grove BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Frankston team

Malcolm 'Mal' Hughes (1932-2008) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

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World Championships

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Hughes won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock, David Bryant, Jimmy Hobday and John Bell.[1][2]

Commonwealth Games

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Hughes competed for England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the fours.[3][4]

National

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He was the national pairs champion with George Turley at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[5][6]

Personal life

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Hughes was the manager of Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club up until the time he died in 2008.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  2. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Games pair in Masters". Belfast Telegraph. 23 May 1978. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. ^ "Family affair". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 18 August 1983. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Family's tribute to bowls hero Mal". Hartelpool Mail.