Bobby Donnelly (bowls)
South African lawn bowler
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Robert 'Bobby' Donnelly (born 12 September 1962) is a South African lawn bowler.
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1962 Boksburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | The Wanderers BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Donnelly secured a silver medal in the fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship before competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games bowls singles after receiving a late call up as an injury replacement. He took a surprise gold medal defeating Jeremy Henry in the final.[1]
In 2009 he won the triples and fours gold medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[2][3] and two years later he won the pairs gold medal and singles bronze medal at the 2011 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4]
He won the 2013 singles at the National Championships bowling for the Wanderers Bowls Club.[5]
A second Commonwealth Games gold came his way in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]
He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]