Abraham Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz, was a South African international

bowls 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 ...

player who won a

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at the

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Bowls career

At the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...

he won the

in the singles event. He also won the 1957 singles at the

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bowling for the Kadimah Krugersdorp Bowls Club.

Personal life

He was a Timber Merchant by trade.

References

South African male bowls players Bowls players at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa 1908 births Year of death missing Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century South African sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls {{SouthAfrica-bowls-bio-stub