Bert Palm
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | 1982 (aged 66–67) [1] |
| Sport | |
| Club | Bargara Bundaberg BC and Queensland |
Medal record | |
Albert Palm (1915 – 1982) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[2] When he played he was known as Bert Palm.
Bowls career
[edit]Palm took part in the Lawn Bowls at the 1950 British Empire Games. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [3] and won a gold medal in the pairs with Geoff Kelly and a silver in the fours.[4] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).
He won the 1949 pairs title at the Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Bundaberg Bowls Club.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Mention of Bert Palm's death
- ↑ "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).