William McDonald (bowls)
{{Short description|Canadian international lawn bowls player}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's Lawn bowls}}
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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}
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William S McDonald or MacDonald (1885-date of death unknown), was a Canadian international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48744|title=Athletes and Results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2475|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls Tawa}}
Bowls career
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the singles event.{{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm|title=COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS|publisher=GRB Athletics}}{{cite book|last=Bolsover|first=Godfrey|title=Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls|year=1959|publisher=Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn)}}{{cite book|last=Hawkes/Lindley|first=Ken/Gerard|title=the Encyclopaedia of Bowls|year=1974|publisher=Robert Hale and Company|isbn=0-7091-3658-7}}
Personal life
He was a druggist by trade and travelled to the 1934 Games with his wife Margaret.{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk|title=UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 19 July 1934 Southampton Arrivals|publisher=Ancestry.co.uk}}