Athol Johnson

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Athol Johnson
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1915
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBexley BC
and N.S.W

Athol Johnson (born 1915) is an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career[]

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the triples with Don Collins and John Dobbie and a silver medal in the fours.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Australian Men's Representative Caps" (PDF). Bowls Australia.
  2. ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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