Don Woolnough

Donald Adrian Woolnough OAM (1920–2003) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Don Woolnough
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1920-06-13)13 June 1920
Died2003
Sport
ClubVictoria
Medal record
Representing Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Johannesburg fours
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg team

Bowls career

World Championships

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

Coaching

He coached the 1990 Commonwealth Games Australian bowls team.

Awards

Woolnough was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1995 Australia Day Honours for "service to lawn bowls"[3] and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[4] He died in 2003 and was posthumously inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame in 2015.[5]

References
  1. "Don Woolnough Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "Donald Adrian Woolnough". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "Donald Woolnough, OAM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Vics recognised at Bowls Australia awards". Bowls Victoria.
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