Keith Poole (24 April 1927 – 15 September 2012) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Keith Poole
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1927-04-24)24 April 1927
Died15 September 2012(2012-09-15) (aged 85)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Johannesburg Men's fours
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Melbourne Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Men's fours
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Men's fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tweed Heads fours

Bowls career edit

World Championships edit

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 edit

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 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.[5]

Asia Pacific Championships edit

He won a gold medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the 1985 fours at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[6]

Personal life edit

He was an accountant by trade and was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame.[7] He died in 2012.

References edit

  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ ""Bryant defeats Watson as final gesture." Times [London, England] 8 Mar. 1976". The Times.
  5. ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
  6. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame". Bowls Australia.