Michael Manweiler
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1885 Wicklow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 July 1968 (aged 82) Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wattstown BC | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Manweiler (29 September 1885 – 13 July 1968) was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Born in Ireland, Manweiler moved to Wales just after the turn of the 20th century and was a member of the Wattstown Bowling Club in Wattstown in the Rhondda Valley.[1]
He was part of the Wattstown quartet[2] that won the 1934 Welsh national title in the rinks.[3][4][5] By virtue of winning the 1934 national rinks, he was selected for the 1934 British Empire Games in London the following month.[6]
He subsequently represented the 1934 Welsh Empire team[7] in the fours/rinks event, with Isaac Rees, William Kent and R Williams.[8]
In 1938 he was playing his bowls in Ystalyfera and living in Pontardawe Road near Swansea and was police constable by profession.[9]
References
- ^ "Welsh singles championship and WBA club matches". Western Mail. 21 May 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 210. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 454-455.
- ^ "P. Holloway wins W.B.A Title". Western Mail. 28 July 1934. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Empire Games". The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "West Glamorgan Bowlers". South Wales Daily Post. 9 August 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.