Aeron John

Aeron John, whose full name is Evan John, is a Welsh lawn bowler born in March 1936 who represented Wales in international competition during the 1960s and 1970s. He followed his father Wilf John into the sport and first bowled at the Rhymney Royal Bowls Club, where he partnered his father and reached the pairs final of the 1962 Welsh National Bowls Championships. He later moved to the Cwmbran Bowls Club. Wales capped him for the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, where he played the pairs with Brian Maund and also took part in the rinks. At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh he played in the fours with Harry Thompson, Bill Pattimore and Roy Jones and finished fifth. In 1979 he was runner-up in the fours at the Welsh national championships.