Sean Johnson (bowls)

Sean Johnson

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(1972-09-10) 10 September 1972 (age 52)[1] Dannevirke
Sport
Sport	Bowls
Club	Aramoho BC
Medal record Representing  New Zealand World Outdoor Championships 2004 Ayr Men's triples Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2001 Melbourne singles 2001 Melbourne triples 2003 Brisbane triples 2003 Brisbane fours

Sean Johnson (born 10 September 1972) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.^[2]

Bowls career

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

In 2013 he was inducted into the Wanganui Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.^[7]

References

1. "Athlete Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation 2002 Manchester. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
2. "Sean Johnson profile". Olympic.org.nz.
3. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. ""The Results Service." Times [London, England] 2 Aug. 2004". The Times.
5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
6. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
7. "Sports Hall of Fame". Whanganui District Council.