Danny O'Connor (bowls)

Danny O'Connor (died 27 April 2017) was a New Zealand international lawn bowls player.[1] [2]

Danny O'Connor
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Died27 April 2017
Sport
ClubOkahu Bay BC
Birkenhead BC
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane men's fours

Bowls career

edit

He won a silver medal in the men's fours at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane with Rowan Brassey, Morgan Moffat and Jim Scott.[3]

He won ten New Zealand National Bowls Championships titles;[4] the 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1995, 2005 & 2014 fours, the 1982 pairs and the 1983 singles.[5]

He died on 27 April 2017.[6]

References

edit
  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Bowls Birkenhead – Not Just a Bowling Club!!". Birkenhead Bowls Club.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  6. ^ "Danny O'Connor". Bowls New Zealand.