Don Collins (bowls)

Don Collins (born 1927-2010) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Don Collins
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1927
(2010-06-26)26 June 2010
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubGrange & Salisbury BC's
and South Australia
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
1966 Kyeemagh triples
1966 Kyeemagh fours
1966 Kyeemagh team

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 Athol Johnson and John Dobbie and a silver medal in the fours.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]

Awards

He was inducted into the South Australian Hall of Fame in 2012 two years after his death in 2010.[5]

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.
  5. "Australian Men's Representative Caps". Bowls Australia.
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