John Russell Evans

John Russell Evans (29 May 1935 – 11 March 2025) was a Welsh international lawn bowler.^[1]

John Russell Evans

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	(1935-05-29)29 May 1935
Died	11 March 2025(2025-03-11) (aged 89)
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Barry Athletic BC
Medal record Representing  Wales World Outdoor Championships 1972 Worthing triples Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton singles British Isles Championships 1978 singles 1964 fours

Bowls career

Evans won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.^[2] He also won a bronze medal in singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.^[3]

He joined the Barry Athletic Bowls Club in 1951 and is a four times Welsh National Champion, winning the singles in 1976^[4] & 1977^[5] and the fours in 1963 & 1969.^[6][7][8]

He has also won two British Isles Bowls Championships titles, the singles in 1978 and the fours in 1964.^[9]

Evans died on 11 March 2025, at the age of 89.^[10]