Rob Dobbins

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Rob Dobbins
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1940-10-10)10 October 1940
Newcastle, New South Wales
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane fours

Robert Dobbins (born 1940) is an Australian former international lawn bowler and coach. [1]

Bowls career

In 1981, Dobbins won the inaugural pairs title at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic; partnering Darby Ross they defeated England's Jimmy Hobday and Tony Allcock. [2]

Dobbins represented Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games [3] and won a gold medal in the fours at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane with Keith Poole, Bert Sharp and Don Sherman. [4] He coached the Australian team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's Fours" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 10 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Robbie Dobbins Profile". Bowls tawa.
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