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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 28, 1880 Luton | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1965 Brighton | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Insurance Collector/salesman | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Preston BC (Brighton) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernest Frederick Gudgeon (1880-1965), was an English bowls player who competed in two British Empire Games.[1]
Bowls career
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks (fours) event with James Edney, James Frith and Albert Hough.[2] He repeated the success four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games, this time with Robert Slater, Percy Tomlinson and Fred Biggin.
He finished runner-up in the 1929 Men's National Championships.[3]
Personal life
He was an insurance collector and salesman by trade and lived in Brighton. He married Minnie Rose Hudson.[4]
References
- ↑ ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 23 August 1930. p. 4.
- ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ↑ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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