Achievements At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men"s fours bronze medal alongside teammates John Englebretson, 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. He was the brother of politician and cabinet minister Philip Skoglund, whose son Philosophy Skoglund was also a champion lawn bowls player.