Athol Johnson (1915 - 1 January 1995) was an Australian international

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Bowls career

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales,

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in 1966 and won a

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in the

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with Don Collins and

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and a

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in the fours. He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

References

1915 births 1995 deaths Australian male bowls players Bowls World Champions 20th-century Australian people Place of birth missing {{Australia-bowls-bio-stub