James Pirret

James Pirret
Personal information
Born (1915-02-22)22 February 1915
Died 4 December 1976(1976-12-04) (aged 61)
Medal record
Men's lawn bowls
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
1950 Auckland Singles
1954 Vancouver Singles

James "Ham" Pirret (22 February 1915 – 4 December 1976) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men's singles gold medal.[1] In 1954 at the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver he won the silver medal in the men's singles.[2] Pirret competed in the men's singles at his third consecutive British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958 at Cardiff, finishing in sixth place.[3]

Pirret died on 4 December 1976, and his ashes were buried at Tuakau Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "N.Z.'s two bowling titles". The Advocate. 9 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bosisto tie for 4th". The Courier-Mail. 5 August 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "James PIrrett". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cemeteries database". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 18 July 2016.


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