The lawn bowls competition at the 1938 British Empire Games took place in Waverley, Sydney, from 7 to 9 February 1938.

Horace Harvey won the singles going undefeated, New Zealand won the pairs and fours (the latter after a gold medal play off).

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medallists

All events were for men only.

Men's singles – round robin

Results

Men's pairs – round robin

Results

Hutton & Mildren defeated Adamson & Appleford 13–12 in a play off to win the silver medal

Men's rinks (fours) – round robin

Results

  • New Zealand defeated South Africa 19–16 in a play off to win the gold medal
  • Australia defeated Canada 30–10 in a play off to win the bronze medal

References

See also

  • List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
  • Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games

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