Don Sherman (6 October 1943 – 27 July 2017) was an Australian international lawn bowler,[1] and a master builder by trade and bred cattle and horses.[2]

Don Sherman
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1934-10-06)October 6, 1934
DiedJuly 27, 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 82)
Bendigo

Biography

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Sherman represented Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games[3] and won a gold medal in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.[4]

He won a gold medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the 1985 fours at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[5]

He died on 27 July 2017 after a battle with illness at the age of 82.[6]

References

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  1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
  3. "Men's Fours". Ireland's Saturday Night. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 10 April 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ""Wood completes a medal set." Times [London, England] 9 Oct. 1982". The Times.
  5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. Bourke, Adam (28 July 2017). "Bendigo sporting great passes away". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 31 January 2020.