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Bert Palm
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1915
Died1982 (aged 66–67)[1]
Sport
ClubBargara Bundaberg BC
and Queensland
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh pairs
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh fours
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh team

Albert 'Bert' Palm (1915 – 1982) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career

Palm took part in the Lawn Bowls at the 1950 British Empire Games. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [3] and won a gold medal in the pairs with Geoff Kelly and a silver in the fours.[4] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He won the 1949 pairs title at the Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Bundaberg Bowls Club.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mention of Bert Palm's death
  2. ^ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  4. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).