Dick Folkins

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Dick Folkins
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born(1917-03-12)12 March 1917
San Bernardino, California
Died23 June 1987(1987-06-23) (aged 70)
Orange, California
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubArroyo Seco Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Worthing triples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Worthing team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Johannesburg pairs

Richard Wilson Folkins (1917-1987), was a United States international lawn bowler.

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Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the triples with Bill Miller and Clive Forrester at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. [1] He also won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

Folkins won a silver medal in the 1976 World Outdoor Championships in Johannesburg with his bowls partner Neil McInnes. [2]

In addition he won fourteen US Open titles. [3]

Personal life

He was a highway planning engineer by trade. [4] He died in 1987. [5] He was married to fellow international bowler Corinna Folkins.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dick Folkins Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
  3. ↑ "Profile". LA Times.
  4. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ↑ "obituary" (PDF). Bowls USA.
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