John Russell Evans
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born(1935-05-29)29 May 1935
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBarry Athletic BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Worthing triples
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmontonsingles
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1978singles
Gold medal – first place1964fours

John Russell Evans (born 1935) is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He also won a bronze medal in singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[3]

He joined the Barry Athletic Bowls Club in 1951 and is a four times Welsh National Champion, winning the singles in 1976 & 1977 and the fours in 1963 & 1969.[4][5][6]

He has also won two British Isles Bowls Championships titles, the singles in 1978 and the fours in 1964.[7]

References

  1. "John Russell Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. "J. R. Evans". Barry Athletic Bowls Club. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  6. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
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