About Ron Buchan
Lived 1908 – 2003 (aged 94–95). Ron Buchan was a New Zealand bowls player.
Maurice Ronald Buchan (6 December 1907 – 30 January 2003) was a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
Bowls career He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won a gold medal in the fours with Norm Lash, Gordon Jolly and Bill O'Neill at the event.
He won the 1964 and 1965 singles title and the 1957 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Tui Park Bowls Club.
Honours and awards In the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours, Buchan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to bowling. In 2013, he was an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Bowls Hall of Fame.
Death Buchan died in Hamilton in 2003.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Ron Buchan?
New Zealand international lawn bowler
When was Ron Buchan born?
Ron Buchan was born in 1908.
When did Ron Buchan die?
Ron Buchan died on 30 January 2003 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
What was Ron Buchan's occupation?
Ron Buchan was a bowls player.
What nationality was Ron Buchan?
Ron Buchan was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ron Buchan. https://biography.guide/ron-buchan/
MLA: "Ron Buchan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ron-buchan/.
Chicago: "Ron Buchan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ron-buchan/.
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