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Elsie McDonald
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa
Born(1920-02-12)12 February 1920
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Died13 December 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 92)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Sydney pairs
Silver medal – second place 1969 Sydney singles
Gold medal – first place 1969 Sydney team

Elsie Adelaide McDonald (née Cawood), was a South African international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

She started bowling in 1958 for the Kimberley Engineering Works BC.

In 1969 she won the gold medal in the pairs with May Cridlan and the silver medal at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney, Australia. She also won a gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).

She was inaugurated into the South African Hall of Fame in 1981.

References

  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. "Elsie McDonald 1920-2012". Press Reader.
  3. "Elsie McDonald profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.


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