Joe Marsh (bowls)

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Joe Marsh
Personal information
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born1928 (1928)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Worthing triples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Worthing team

Joe A. Marsh (born 1928) is a South African international lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

Marsh was the Transvaal and Southern Transvaal bowls champion and was the South African National Bowls Championships runner-up in 1970. [2]

Marsh won a silver medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Edgar Davey and Doug Watson. [3] [4] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

Personal life

Marsh was a gold refining official by trade and took up bowls in 1948. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. 1 2 Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  3. ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ↑ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
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