Nando Gatti

Nando Gatti (1927-date of death unknown) was a former South African international lawn bowler.

Nando Gatti
Personal information
NationalitySouth Africa South Africa
Born1927
DiedUnknown
Medal record
Representing South Africa South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Johannesburg triples
Gold medal – first place 1976 Johannesburg fours
Gold medal – first place 1976 Johannesburg team

Bowls career

World championships

Gatti came to prominence in 1976 when he won the triples, fours and team gold medal at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. In the Triples with Kevin Campbell and Kelvin Lightfoot they won 14 of their 15 matches.[1] In the fours with Campbell, Lightfoot and Bill Moseley they repeated the feat of winning 14 of the 15 matches played.[1]

The South African team completed a clean sweep of all events at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. The lawn bowlers from South Africa were denied further opportunities to win medals due to the Sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.[2]

National

Gatti won 13 gold medals at the sport of Bocce in Italy before emigrating to South Africa. He became a South African citizen in 1969 and in 1975 he won the South African National Bowls Championships fours.[3]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. Bell, Harry E (1976). 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
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