Fred Russell (bowls)

Frederick Thomas Russell lived from 20 August 1890 to 23 December 1972 and was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men's fours bronze medal alongside teammates Arthur Engebretsen, Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund; the New Zealand, Australian and South African fours each finished the round robin with two wins, but New Zealand then lost an eliminator match against the South Africans and did not progress to the final. Russell was the son of Alexander and Emily Russell, was buried at Karori Cemetery, and was a builder by trade and a member of the Hataitai Bowling Club in Wellington.