Athol Johnson

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

Athol August Johnson
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1915
Died1 January 1995
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBexley BC
and N.S.W
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh triples
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh fours
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kyeemagh team

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]

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