Margaret Johnston MBE is a former Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler born on 2 May 1943 and regarded by her biographers as arguably the greatest women's player of all time. Her World Outdoor Bowls Championship record is six golds including three singles titles in 1992 2000 and 2004 and three pairs titles with Phillis Nolan along with two silvers and a bronze. At the Commonwealth Games she won pairs gold in 1986 and singles gold in 1994. She won the 1988 World Indoor singles title and holds the women's record of four British Isles singles titles. She was appointed MBE in 1991 and was voted BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year in 2004.
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is a former Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler.
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Margaret Johnson MBE (born 2 May 1943)
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Her record in the World Outdoor Bowls Championship reads as six golds, two silver and one bronze.
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is a former Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler.
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Johnston is arguably the greatest women's player of all time despite only starting outdoor bowling in 1979.
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Johnston won the pairs gold medal with Freda Elliott at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
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