William 'Bill' John Cornehls (born 1960) is a former Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

William 'Bill' Cornehls
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1960-12-29) 29 December 1960 (age 63)
Cobram, Victoria
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Brisbane fours
Silver medal – second place 2003 Brisbane triples
Gold medal – first place 2007 Christchurch triples
Gold medal – first place 2007 Christchurch fours

Bowls career edit

Cornehls won the Australian Singles Championship in 2000.

He won a gold medal in the inaugural triples competition at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Victoria (Australia) with Mark Casey and Wayne Turley.[2]

Two years later he won the silver medal in the fours with Nathan Rice, Wayne Turley and Mark Casey at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. Shortly afterwards he announced his retirement.

He has won three gold medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "William 'Bill' Cornehls". Commonwealth Games.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Triple treat as Australians move into finals". The Age. 19 March 2006.
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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