Hugh Herbert John "Robbie" Robson (2 November 1918 – 17 April 1996) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Bob McDonald. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with McDonald in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games.[1]

A member of the Tokoroa Bowling Club, Robson won the New Zealand national fours title in 1956 and the singles title in 1974.[2]

Robson died in Hamilton on 17 April 1996.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hugh Robson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. ^ "Our history". Tokkoroa Bowling Club. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ Knight, Lindsay (20 April 1996). "Former NZ bowls champion dies". The Dominion. p. 52.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robson
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