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Geoff Kelly
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1921-06-10)10 June 1921
Sport
ClubCoogee Sydney BC
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh pairs
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh team

Geoffrey Kelly (born 10 June 1921) is an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Kelly competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the pairs with Bert Palm at the event.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

Kelly won the 1965 fours title at the Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Coogee Bowls Club.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.