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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1909 Darlington, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1991 (aged 82) Darlington, England | |||||||||||
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| Club | Darlington East Park | |||||||||||
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John Leslie Watson (1909-1991), was an England international lawn bowler.
Bowls career
He won a gold medal in the Men's Rinks (Fours) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, with Sidney Drysdale, David Bryant and Tom Fleming.
He won the 1956 National pairs championship with his brother Harry Watson representing Darlington East Park and Durham.
Personal life
He was an engineer by trade.
References
- "profile". Bowls tawa.
- "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- "E.B.A. pairs champions". Nottingham Evening News. 23 August 1956. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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