Bill O'Neill (bowls)
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| Nationality |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Carlton BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William P. "Bill" O'Neill (1909 – date of death unknown) was a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the fours with Norm Lash, Ron Buchan and Gordon Jolly at the event.[3]
He won the 1954, 1960 & 1963 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Carlton Bowls Club.[4] [5]
Awards
He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Created". Bowls Canterbury. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-27.