Bill O'Neill (bowls)

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Bill O'Neill
Personal information
NationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born1909
Diedunknown
Sport
ClubCarlton BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Kyeemagh fours

William P. O'Neill (1909 – date of death unknown) was a New Zealand international lawn bowler. [1]

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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 fours with Norm Lash, Ron Buchan and Gordon Jolly at the event. [3]

He won the 1954, 1960 and 1963 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Carlton Bowls Club. [4] [5]

Awards

He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  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. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame Created". Bowls Canterbury. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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