Arthur Engebretsen
New Zealand lawn bowls player
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John Arthur Engebretsen (1 March 1892 – 16 October 1956) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player, who won a bronze medal for his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
1 March 1892
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| Born | John Arthur Engebretsen 1 March 1892 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1956 (aged 64) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Katherine Jack Nicol
(m. 1914; died 1951) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Napier Bowling Club Heretaunga Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
National finals | Singles champion (1935) Fours champion (1945) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and family
Born on 1 March 1892, Engebretsen was the son of Annie Paulina Engebretsen (née Pedersen) and Otto Engebretsen.[1] He was educated at Dannevirke High School.[2]
On 20 May 1914, Engebretsen married Katherine Jack Nicol.[3]
Teaching career
Lawn bowls
Engebretsen won two national lawn bowls championship titles: the men's singles representing the Napier Bowling Club in 1935; and as skip of the Heretaunga Bowling Club combination that won the men's fours in 1945.[4][5][6]
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he was a member of the New Zealand men's four—alongside teammates Fred Russell, Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund—that won the bronze medal.[4][7]
