| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's lawn bowls | ||
| Competitor for New Zealand | ||
| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 1962 Perth | Pairs |
| Silver | 1970 Edinburgh | Pairs |
| Bronze | 1974 Christchurch | Pairs |
Robert McDonald is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. In 1974 he claimed his last Commonwealth Games medal with a bronze in the men's pairs.[1] He competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games.