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Nationality | Australia |
Born | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia | 2 March 1922
Died | 26 February 2016 Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia | (aged 93)
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Club | Burnie BC, Wynyard BC and Tasmania |
Medal record |
Leigh Bishop (2 March 1922 – 26 February 2016) was an Australian international lawn bowler. [1]
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]
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]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australia |
Born | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia | 2 March 1922
Died | 26 February 2016 Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia | (aged 93)
Sport | |
Club | Burnie BC, Wynyard BC and Tasmania |
Medal record |
Leigh Bishop (2 March 1922 – 26 February 2016) was an Australian international lawn bowler. [1]
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]
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]