About Mal Hughes
Lived 1932 – 2008 (aged 75). Mal Hughes was a bowls player.
Malcolm "Mal" Hughes (1932–2008) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.
Biography Hughes competed for England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the fours event.
In 1979 he won the inaugural Hartlepool Sports Personality of the Year award.
The following year, he won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock, David Bryant, Jimmy Hobday and John Bell.
He was the national pairs champion with George Turley at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.
Hughes was the manager of Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club up until the time he died in 2008.
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Who was Mal Hughes?
British lawn bowler
When was Mal Hughes born?
Mal Hughes was born on 3 August 1932 in Hartlepool.
When did Mal Hughes die?
Mal Hughes died on 11 July 2008.
What was Mal Hughes's occupation?
Mal Hughes was a bowls player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mal Hughes. https://biography.guide/mal-hughes/
MLA: "Mal Hughes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mal-hughes/.
Chicago: "Mal Hughes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mal-hughes/.
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