Peter Rheuben
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 1931 Sydney |
| Died | 4 April 2014, aged 83 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Ryde BC |
Peter Alan Rheuben (1931–2014) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]World Championship
[edit]Rheuben won the pairs gold medal at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Frankston, Victoria with bowls partner Alf Sandercock.[2] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[3]
Commonwealth Games
[edit]Rheuben represented Australia at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand and the 1982 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in the pairs with Denis Dalton.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He was a company director by trade and also represented Eastwood Rugby Club and New South Wales in rugby union against the British Lions in 1953.[5]
Awards
[edit]He was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ↑ ""Bowls." Times [London, England] 25 Jan. 1980". The Times.
- ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Bowls Australia.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2014 deaths
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian male bowls players
- Australian rugby union players
- Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls World Champions
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls
- Eastwood Rugby Club players
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Sportspeople from Sydney