John Russell Evans
Lawn bowler (1935–2025)
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John Russell Evans (29 May 1935 – 11 March 2025) was a Welsh international lawn bowler.[2]
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2025 (aged 89) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Barry Athletic BC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Evans won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[3]
He represented the Welsh team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[4] where he competed in the fours event, with Gareth Humphreys, Ian Sutherland and Dai Richards and just missed the medal rostrum after finishing in fourth place.[5] Four years later he won a bronze medal in singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[6]
He joined the Barry Athletic Bowls Club in 1951 and is a four times Welsh National Champion, winning the singles in 1976[7] & 1977[8] and the fours in 1963 & 1969.[9][10][11]
He has also won two British Isles Bowls Championships titles, the singles in 1978 and the fours in 1964.[12]
Evans died on 11 March 2025, at the age of 89.[13]