David Duncalf (1934–2003) was an English born, Canadian international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which players try to roll their ball (called a bowl) closest to a smaller ball (known as a "jack" or sometimes a "kitty"). The bowls are shaped (biased), so that they follow a curve ...

Bowls career

He won a

silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...

in the fours at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

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with Dan Milligan, Dave Brown and

Dave Houtby Dave Houtby (born 1951) is a Canadian former international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Houtby won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. He also won a silver medal in the fours at the 19 ...

. He won five Canadian National championships and his wife

Alice Duncalf Alice Duncalf is a former Canadian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Duncalf has represented Canada at two Commonwealth Games at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She has won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowl ...

won nine national championships.

Personal life

He emigrated from England in 1953, married Alice in 1971 and was an estimator for a number of construction firms. In 1989 he played a major role in the reconstruction of the Empress Hotel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncalf, Dave Canadian male bowls players English male bowls players Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada 1934 births 2003 deaths Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 20th-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls