Sean Johnson (bowls)
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| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1972[1] Dannevirke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aramoho BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sean Johnson (born 10 September 1972) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[2]
Bowls career[edit]
Johnson played 99 times for his country and represented New Zealand in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the lawn bowls competition.[3]
In 2004 he was part of the triples team with Rowan Brassey and Gary Lawson that won a silver medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] He just missed out on a second medal in the fours after losing to England 18–17 in the bronze medal play off.
He won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championshipsincluding a gold medal, in the 2003 triples, in Brisbane.[5]
He won the 2000 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Aramoho Bowls Club.[6]
Awards[edit]
In 2013 he was inducted into the Wanganui Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Athlete Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation 2002 Manchester. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Sean Johnson profile". Olympic.org.nz.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""The Results Service." Times [London, England] 2 Aug. 2004". The Times.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "Sports Hall of Fame". Whanganui District Council.