Jump to content

Athol Johnson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Simeon (talk | contribs) at 20:39, 2 April 2020 (Adding short description: "Australian lawn bowler" (Shortdesc helper)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Athol Johnson
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1915
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBexley BC
and N.S.W
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh triples
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh fours
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh team

Athol Johnson (born 1915) is an Australian 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 triples with Don Collins and John Dobbie and a silver medal in the fours.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Men's Representative Caps" (PDF). Bowls Australia.
  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.