Elsie McDonald
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Elsie Adelaide McDonald (née Cawood), was a South African international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Nationality
South Africa
South AfricaBorn12 February 1920
Died13 December 2012 (aged 92)
SportLawn bowls
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| Nationality | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1920 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 2012 (aged 92) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
She started bowling in 1958 for the Kimberley Engineering Works BC.[2]
In 1969 she won the gold medal in the pairs with May Cridlan and the silver medal at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney, Australia.[3] She also won a gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[4]
She was inaugurated into the South African Hall of Fame in 1981.
