Rex Johnston (bowls)

Rex Johnston
Personal information
NicknamePaddles
NationalityAustralian
Born (1950-10-07) 7 October 1950 (age 74)
Coffs Harbour
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Adelaide pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Adelaide fours
Silver medal – second place 2000 Johannesburg triples
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria pairs
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Suva triples
Gold medal – first place 1989 Suva fours
Silver medal – second place 1995 Dunedin pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Dunedin fours
Silver medal – second place 1997 Warilla fours
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur triples
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur fours
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne triples
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne fours

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

Bowls career

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World Championships

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

Commonwealth Games

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In addition he has appeared at four Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and a silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and won he pairs title at the Australian National Bowls Championships in 1987.

Other

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He won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including six gold medals.[2] In 1989, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title.[3]

Coaching and awards

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He coached Malta at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and from 2009-11 he was the Australian National Coach.[4]

In October 2017 he was entered into the Bowls Australia Sporting Hall of Fame as one of only three "legends" of the sport.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rex Johnston profile" (PDF). Bowls New South Wales.
  2. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Johnston appointed lawn bowls head coach". Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame - Honour Roll".
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