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

lawn 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. At the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North ...

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, 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 The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all eve ...

. A member of the

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Bowling Club, Robson won the New Zealand national fours title in 1956 and the singles title in 1974. Robson died in

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on 17 April 1996.

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* 1918 births 1996 deaths New Zealand male bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Wellington City 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls {{NewZealand-bowls-bio-stub