Athol Johnson Explained

Athol August Johnson
Birth Date:1915
Death Date:1 January 1995
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Bexley BC
and N.S.W

Athol Johnson (1915 - 1 January 1995[1] [2]) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[3]

Bowls career

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [4] and won a gold medal in the triples with Don Collins and John Dobbie and a silver medal in the fours.[5] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clipped from the Sydney Morning Herald . The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 September 1995 . 45 .
  2. News: Clipped from the Sydney Morning Herald . The Sydney Morning Herald . 4 January 1995 . 36 .
  3. Web site: Australian Men's Representative Caps. Bowls Australia.
  4. Book: Ampol Petroleum Ltd. First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. 1966. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  5. Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.

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