Don Woolnough
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 13 June 1920 |
| Died | 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Club | Victoria |
Medal record | |
Donald Adrian Woolnough OAM (1920–2003) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Woolnough won a silver medal in the fours with Leigh Bishop, Barry Salter and Keith Poole, a bronze medal in the pairs with Bob Middleton and a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2]
Coaching
[edit]He coached the 1990 Commonwealth Games Australian bowls team.
Awards
[edit]Woolnough was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1995 Australia Day Honours for "service to lawn bowls"[3] and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[4] He died in 2003 and was posthumously inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame in 2015.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Don Woolnough Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Donald Adrian Woolnough". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Donald Woolnough, OAM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Vics recognised at Bowls Australia awards". Bowls Victoria.