William 'Bill' John Cornehls (born 1960) is a former Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
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| Born | 29 December 1960 Cobram, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editCornehls 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- ^ "William 'Bill' Cornehls". Commonwealth Games.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Triple treat as Australians move into finals". The Age. 19 March 2006.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links
edit- Bill Cornehls at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Bill Cornehls at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Bill Cornehls at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
