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Bill Jackson (bowls)

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Bill Jackson
Personal information
NationalityFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Born(1915-10-19)19 October 1915
Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
ClubAvondale Sport Club, Salisbury
Medal record
Representing  Southern Rhodesia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff singles
Representing  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth pairs

William J. R. Jackson (born 19 October 1915) is a former Rhodesian international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Jackson won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games; a singles bronze at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and a pairs bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "William J. R. Jackson". Rhodesian Sport Profiles.
  3. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 26 July 1958. p. 3.