Ron Thomas (bowls)
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John Ronald Thomas known as Ron Thomas M.B.E., was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Barry Athletic BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Thomas made his debut for Wales indoors in 1955 and outdoors in 1960.[2]
He finished runner-up to David Bryant in the 1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Coatbridge.
He is twice a Welsh National Champion, winning the fours in 1963 & 1969, when bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club. He also won the British Isles Bowls Championships fours title in 1964.[3][4]
During the 1984/85 season he was the President of the Welsh Indoor Bowling Association.[1] and received the MBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours as President of the Welsh Association of Visually Handicapped Bowlers for services to Bowling and to People with Disabilities.[5]