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Bill Whittaker

Whittaker (left), as a member of the Onehunga four that won the men's fours title at the 1940 New Zealand national lawn bowls championships
Personal information
Birth name	William Whittaker
Born	(1883-12-26)26 December 1883 Atherton, Lancashire, England
Died	13 August 1980(1980-08-13) (aged 96) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Builder
Spouse	Elizabeth Caldwell ​ ​(m. 1907; died 1977)​
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Onehunga Bowling Club
Achievements and titles
National finals	Men's fours champion (1940)
Medal record Men's lawn bowls Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1938 Sydney Fours

William Whittaker (26 December 1883 – 13 August 1980) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

Bowls career

At the 1938 Commonwealth Games in Sydney he was part of the men's fours team that won the gold medal; with Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury and Alec Robertson.

He won the 1940 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Onehunga Bowls Club.

References

1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
4. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

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