Arthur Engebretsen
Heretaunga Bowling Club
Fours champion (1945)
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1950 Auckland | Fours |
John Arthur Engebretsen (1 March 1892 – 16 October 1956) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player, who won a bronze medal for his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born on 1 March 1892, Engebretsen was the son of Annie Paulina Engebretsen (née Pedersen) and Otto Engebretsen.[1] He was educated at Dannevirke High School.[2]
On 20 May 1914, Engebretsen married Katherine Jack Nicol.[3]
Teaching career
Engebretsen became a schoolteacher, and in February 1941 he took up the post of headmaster at Mahora School in Hastings.[4] He served in that role until retiring in May 1951.[4]
Lawn bowls
Engebretsen won two national lawn bowls championship titles: the men's singles representing the Napier Bowling Club in 1935; and as skip of the Heretaunga Bowling Club combination that won the men's fours in 1945.[4][5][6]
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he was a member of the New Zealand men's four—alongside teammates Fred Russell, Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund—that won the bronze medal.[4][7]
Later life and death
Engebretsen died on 16 October 1956, and was buried at Hastings Cemetery.[8] He had been predeceased by his wife, Kate, in 1951.[9]
References
- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1892/2328". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Dannevirke High School board". Dannevirke Advocate. 18 March 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1914/8672". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Chaplin, W.T., ed. (1953). Mahora School: souvenir booklet (PDF). Mahora School Jubilee Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Bowls: Dominion tourney concluded". The Press. 21 January 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Engebretsen wins". The Evening Post. 25 January 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-244-94031-7. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Details for Engebretsen, John Arthur". CemeteryBase. Hastings District Council. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Details for Engebretsen, Kate Jack". CemeteryBase. Hastings District Council. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links
- Photograph of Engebretsen with the other members of the New Zealand champion four from 1945
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