John Ronald Thomas known as Ron Thomas M.B.E., was a Welsh international
lawn and indoor bowler.
Bowls career
Thomas made his debut for Wales indoors in 1955 and outdoors in 1960.
He finished runner-up to
David Bryant in the
1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1981 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Coatbridge
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He is twice a
Welsh National Champion, winning the fours in 1963 & 1969, when bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club. He also won the
British Isles Bowls Championships
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fours title in 1964.
During the 1984/85 season he was the President of the Welsh Indoor Bowling Association.
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in the 1994 Birthday Honours
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as President of the Welsh Association of Visually Handicapped Bowlers for services to Bowling and to People with Disabilities.
References
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Welsh male bowls players
1928 births
Year of death missing