Bill Moseley (bowls)

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Bill Moseley
Personal information
Nationality Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
Born1945
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Johannesburg pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Johannesburg fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Johannesburg team

William Moseley (born 1945) is a former South African international lawn bowler.

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Bowls career

World championships

Moseley came to prominence in 1976 when he won the pairs, fours and team gold medal at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. In the pairs he partnered Doug Watson as they won 13 of their 15 matches. [1] In the fours with Kevin Campbell, Nando Gatti and Kelvin Lightfoot the team won 14 of the 15 matches played. [1]

The South African team completed a clean sweep of all events at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. The lawn bowlers from South Africa were denied further opportunities to win medals due to the Sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era. [2]

National

Moseley played bowls from the age of eight and reached his first South African National Bowls Championships singles quarter final in 1970 before winning the national fours in 1971. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-86367-220-5.
  2. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  3. Bell, Harry E (1976). 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).