Keith Poole (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 24 April 1927 |
| Died | 15 September 2012 (aged 85) |
Medal record | |
Keith Poole (24 April 1927 – 15 September 2012) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
World Championships
Poole won a silver medal in the fours with Don Woolnough, Leigh Bishop and Barry Salter and a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2] He also won a silver medal in the team event four years later.[3]
Commonwealth Games
Poole won a silver medal as part of the fours team with Robert King, Errol Bungey and Errol Stewart at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4] Eight years later he represented Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games[5] and skipped the four to a gold medal success in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. The gold medal winning team was Poole, Rob Dobbins, Bert Sharp and Don Sherman.[6]
Asia Pacific Championships
He won a gold medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the 1985 fours at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[7]
Personal life
He was an accountant by trade and was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame.[8] He died in 2012.
References
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ ""Bryant defeats Watson as final gesture." Times [London, England] 8 Mar. 1976". The Times.
- ^ "Men's Fours". Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Bowls Australia.