Bob McDonald

Robert Lang McDonald, known as Bob McDonald, lived from 21 April 1933 to 22 February 2006 and was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed at four Commonwealth Games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's pairs. Partnering Robbie Robson, McDonald won the pairs gold at the 1962 Games in Perth and the silver eight years later in 1970, then took a pairs bronze in 1974 and also competed in 1978. At home and in Australia, McDonald won the 1962 pairs title with Frank Livingstone and the 1973 fours title at the Australian National Bowls Championships while bowling for the Onehunga Bowls Club. McDonald received the Queen's Service Medal for community service in the 2002 New Year Honours, died in Auckland, and in 2013 was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.