Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Godfrey Bowen
Personal details
Full Name:
Walter Godfrey Bowen
Lifetime:
13 Feb 1922 – 2 Jan 1994
Biography
Events In History
6 January 1953
At Akers Station at Ōpiki, Manawatū, Godfrey Bowen set a new world record, shearing 456 full-wool ewes in nine hours.
Main image: Godfrey Bowen shearing
Godfrey Bowen shearing a sheep, probably during his tour of New Zealand to demonstrate the ‘Bowen technique’.