Albert Ivor Thomas (20 January 1885 – 26 April 1965), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Ivor Thomas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born(1885-01-20)20 January 1885
Ystalyfera, Wales
Died26 April 1965(1965-04-26) (aged 80)
Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCardiff BC

Biography

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Thomas was a bank manager by trade and in 1939 lived at Elm Terrace in Ogmore Vale.[1]

In 1954 he was living at Heath Park Avenue in Cardiff and represented the 1954 Welsh team[2] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada[3] in the fours/rinks event,[4] with Robert Devonald, Obadiah Hopkins and Alfred Thomas.[5][6]

Thomas also represented the Cardiff Municipal Bowling Association.[7]

References

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  1. "25 June 1954, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal Passenger List on Empress of France". Ancestry. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. "British Bowls Team". Western Mail. 6 February 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 1230–1234.
  5. "Wales Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. "Bowls". Evening Despatch. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Big Scores For Shield". Western Mail. 24 May 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.