John Russell Evans

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John Russell Evans
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born(1935-05-29)29 May 1935
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBarry Athletic BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Worthing triples
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton singles
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1978singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1964fours

John Russell Evans (born 1935) is a former Welsh international lawn bowler. [1]

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. [2] He also won a bronze medal in singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. [3]

He joined the Barry Athletic Bowls Club in 1951 and is a four times Welsh National Champion, winning the singles in 1976 & 1977 and the fours in 1963 & 1969. [4] [5] [6]

He has also won two British Isles Bowls Championships titles, the singles in 1978 and the fours in 1964. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "John Russell Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ↑ "J. R. Evans". Barry Athletic Bowls Club. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  6. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
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