John Arthur Engebretsen (1 March 1892 – 16 October 1956) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player, who won a bronze medal for his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

[3] Engebretsen became a schoolteacher, and in February 1941 he took up the post of headmaster at Mahora School in Hastings.

[4][5][6] At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he was a member of the New Zealand men's four—alongside teammates Fred Russell, Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund—that won the bronze medal.

[4][7] Engebretsen died on 16 October 1956, and was buried at Hastings Cemetery.

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