Bobby Donnelly (bowls) explained

Bobby Donnelly
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:12 September 1962
Birth Place:Boksburg, South Africa
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:The Wanderers BC

Robert 'Bobby' Donnelly (born 12 September 1962) is a South African lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Donnelly secured a silver medal in the fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship before competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games bowls singles after receiving a late call up as an injury replacement. He took a surprise gold medal defeating Jeremy Henry in the final.[1]

In 2009 he won the triples and fours gold medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[2] [3] and two years later he won the pairs gold medal and singles bronze medal at the 2011 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4]

He won the 2013 singles at the National Championships bowling for the Wanderers Bowls Club.[5]

A second Commonwealth Games gold came his way in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]

He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Donnelly edges out Henry. 4 August 2002. BBC Sport.
  2. Web site: 2009 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062629/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php. 21 May 2021. 14 March 2010.
  3. News: Bowls . 18 May 2009 . The Times . 21 May 2021. 61 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: 2011 Atlantic Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031201626/www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php . 2011-10-31 . World Bowls Ltd. 19 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Newsletters. South Africa Bowls. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215844/https://www.bowlssa.co.za/index.php/updates/newsletters. 3 April 2019. dead.
  6. Web site: Glasgow 2014 profile. Glasgow 2014 official site.
  7. Web site: Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced. The South African. 11 June 2014. 28 September 2018.