Leigh Bishop (bowls)

Leigh Bishop (2 March 1922 – 26 February 2016) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Leigh Bishop
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1922-03-02)2 March 1922
Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
Died26 February 2016(2016-02-26) (aged 93)
Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
ClubBurnie BC, Wynyard BC
and Tasmania
Medal record
Representing
World Outdoor Championships
1976 Johannesburg fours
1976 Johannesburg team

Bowls career

World Championships

Bishop won a silver medal in the fours with Don Woolnough, Barry Salter and Keith Poole and a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy), at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2][3]

Personal life

He served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II, and played a variety of sports before settling on lawn bowls in 1951.[4]

He died in 2016.[5][6]

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References
  1. "Leigh Bishop Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. "Navy man had passion for bowls". Centenary of ANZAC. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "Vale: Leigh Bishop". Bowls Australia.
  6. "Death Notice: Leigh BISHOP". The Advocate. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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