Rex Johnston (bowls)

Rex Johnston
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born (1950-10-07) 7 October 1950
Coffs Harbour
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
1996 Adelaide pairs
1996 Adelaide fours
2000 Johannesburg triples
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland fours
1994 Victoria pairs
1998 Kuala Lumpur fours

Rex Johnston nicknamed Paddles (born 1950) is an Australian international lawn bowler.

Johnston won two bronze medals in the pairs and fours at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. Four years later he won a silver medal in the triples at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[1]

In addition he has appeared at four Commonwealth Games winning a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

He coached Malta at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and in 2009 he was appointed the Australian National Coach.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rex Johnston profile" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Rex Johnston". Bowls tawa.
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