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John Somerville (bowls)

John Somerville (bowls)

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John Somerville (10 September 1926 – 5 March 1987) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

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Bowls career

At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, Somerville won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly.[1][2][3]

A member of the Rewa Bowling Club, Somerville won the 1971, 1985 and 1986 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships.[4]

Awards

In 2013, Somerville was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    John Somerville at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. [2]
    "Commonwealth Games medallists – bowls". GRB Athletics.
  3. [3]
    "Lawn bowls fours – men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  5. [5]
    "Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration". Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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