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Australian lawn bowler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leigh Bishop (2 March 1922 – 26 February 2016) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australia |
Born | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia | 2 March 1922
Died | 26 February 2016 93) Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia | (aged
Sport | |
Club | Burnie BC, Wynyard BC and Tasmania |
Medal record |
Bishop won a silver medal in the fours with Don Woolnough, Barry Salter and Keith Poole and a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy), at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2][3]
He served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II, and played a variety of sports before settling on lawn bowls in 1951.[4]
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