Wayne Turley
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972
Sport
SportBowls
ClubTaren Point BC
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 VictoriaMen's triples
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiMen's triples
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 ChristchurchMen's fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Christchurchtriples
Gold medal – first place2007 Christchurchfours
Gold medal – first place2009 Kuala Lumpurtriples
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kuala Lumpurfours

Wayne William Turley OAM (born 2 November 1972) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

In 2006 he won a gold medal in the men's triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He won a silver medal four years later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[2] [3]

In between he won a silver medal at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He married fellow Australian bowls international Claire Duke in 2013.[4]

He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[5]

Despite being Australian he won the 2005 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Taren Point Bowls Club.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Wayne Turley profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ "Meet the ultimate bowls team player". Bowls Australia.
  5. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
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