| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's lawn bowls | ||
Representing  New Zealand | ||
| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 1958 Cardiff | Pairs |
John Morris is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Richard Pilkington. [1]
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Oceania is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 sq mi) and a population of over 41 million. When compared with the other continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica. Its six major population centres are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, and Adelaide.
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