Pete Skoglund

Thomas Theodorus "Pete" Skoglund (25 July 1905 – 2 October 1968) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

Pete Skoglund

Personal information
Birth name	Thomas Theodorus Skoglund
Born	(1905-07-25)25 July 1905 Stratford, New Zealand
Died	2 October 1968(1968-10-02) (aged 63) Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse	Phoebe White ​ (m. 1928)​
Relative(s)	Philip Skoglund (brother) Phil Skoglund (nephew)
Medal record Men's lawn bowls Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1950 Auckland Fours

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men's fours bronze medal alongside teammates Arthur Engebretsen, Noel Jolly and Fred Russell. Skolgund also competed in the same event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, finishing in sixth place.^[1]

He was the brother of politician and cabinet minister Philip Skoglund, whose son Phil Skoglund was also a champion lawn bowls player.

Skoglund died in Auckland in 1968 and his ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery.^[2]

Books

• Skoglund, Pete (1966) 'Mr Bowls' - The Pete Skoglund Story, A H & A W Reed, Wellington, New Zealand