John Russell Evans

John Russell Evans (born 1935) is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

John Russell Evans
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Born(1935-05-29)29 May 1935
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBarry Athletic BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
1972 Worthing triples
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmontonsingles

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He also won a bronze medal in singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[3]

In addition to his international successes he was also the Welsh National singles champion in 1976 & 1977 [4] [5] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1978.[6]

References
  1. "John Russell Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  5. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  6. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
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