Tommy Armstrong (bowls)
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1939 Penrith, Cumbria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Penrith Castle Park BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tommy Armstrong (born 1939) is a former England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowls career
World Championships
He won a silver medal in the triples and bronze medal in the fours with John C Evans, Bill Irish and Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).
Commonwealth Games
He represented England in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3]
National
He has won the 1973 pairs title with Ronald Milburn, when bowling for the Penrith Castle Park BC at the national title.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Tommy Armstrong Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.