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John Bell (bowls)
John Nicholson Bell (born 14 January 1947) is a former English lawn and indoor bowler, commentator and World Bowls President. Bowls career World Championships Bell won his first gold medal as part of the England team that won the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. Four years later he won another gold at the World Bowls Events, 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championships. Following a team gold and double bronze medal, bronze in the triples and fours at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, 1988 Auckland Bell won a fourth gold medal in the fours with Andy Thomson (bowls), Andy Thomson, Brett Morley and David Cutler (bowls), David Cutler at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Commonwealth Games Bell represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, England in the Lawn bowls at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. National Bell made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bowls Championship
The World Bowls Championship is the premier world bowls competition between national bowls organisations. The premier indoor event is the World Indoor Bowls Championships listed separately and is organised by the World Bowls Tour. World Outdoor Championships First held in Australia in 1966, the World Outdoor Bowls Championships for men and women are held every four years. From 2008 the men's and women's events were held together. Qualifying national bowls organisations (usually countries) are represented by a team of five players, who play once as a single and a four, then again as a pair and a triple. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each of the four disciplines, and there is also a trophy for the best overall team — the Leonard Trophy for men and the Taylor Trophy for women. Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland compete as one combined Irish team. The 2021 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, 2020 event was postponed twice and scheduled for 2021 due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
