Rex Johnston (bowls)

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

Rex Johnston

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	7 October 1950 Coffs Harbour
Medal record Representing  Australia World Outdoor Championships 1996 Adelaide pairs 1996 Adelaide fours 2000 Johannesburg triples Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria pairs 1998 Kuala Lumpur fours

Bowls career

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]

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.

He coached Malta at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and from 2009-11 he was the Australian National Coach.[2]

In October 2017 he was entered into the Bowls Australia Sporting Hall of Fame as one of only three "legends" of the sport.[3]

References

1. "Rex Johnston profile" (PDF). Bowls New South Wales.
2. "Johnston appointed lawn bowls head coach". Sydney Morning Herald.
3. "Hall of Fame - Honour Roll".