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Bert Palm

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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 Palm (1915 – 1982) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[2] When he played he was known as Bert Palm.

Bowls career

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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

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  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).