About Roy Garden
Lived 1961 – 2023 (aged 61–62). Roy Garden was a Zimbabwean athlete and bowls player.
Roy George Garden (20 March 1961 – 20 January 2023) was an international lawn and indoor bowler from Zimbabwe.
Garden was born in Bulawayo in 1961 and was educated in Bulawayo, Harare and Mutare. He joined the police force in 1980, briefly serving in the British South Africa Police before it became the Zimbabwe Republic Police. He left the police in 1983. In 1998, he competed in the Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal in the singles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He retired from international competition in January 2014. He died on 20 January 2023 at the age of 62.
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Who was Roy Garden?
Zimbabwean bowls player
When was Roy Garden born?
Roy Garden was born on 20 March 1961 in Bulawayo.
When did Roy Garden die?
Roy Garden died in 2023.
What was Roy Garden's occupation?
Roy Garden was an athlete and bowls player.
What nationality was Roy Garden?
Roy Garden was Zimbabwean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roy Garden. https://biography.guide/roy-garden/
MLA: "Roy Garden." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/roy-garden/.
Chicago: "Roy Garden." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/roy-garden/.
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