Barry Graham Wynks (5 November 1952 – 10 December 2020) was a New Zealand lawn bowler. Wynks won the silver medal, along with teammates Lynda Bennett and

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, in the Open para-sport triples event at the

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. He won another silver medal, along with teammates

and Bruce Wakefield, in the Open para-sport triples event at the

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. An accomplished

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player, Wynks represented the Manawatu centre for many years, and reached the last 32 in the men's singles at the New Zealand table tennis championships in 1972 and 1973. In the

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, Wynks was awarded the

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for community service. Wynks died on 10 December 2020 at the age of 68.

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