Abdul Kitchell
Hong Kong international lawn bowler
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Abdul Raheem Kitchell (born 1916) is a Hong Kong international lawn bowler.[1]
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| Nationality |  Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Indian Recreation BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Kitchell was born in 1916 in Hong Kong after his family emigrated from Malaysia in the 1890s. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966.[2] Six years later he won a bronze medal in the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[3]
In between he won a gold medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4]
Personal life
Kitchell was an oil company executive by trade.[5]