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Neil Burkett

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Neil Anthony Burkett (born 16 March 1948) is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler. He won two medals at the World Bowls Championship, a bronze in the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing and a silver in the fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He has also won four Commonwealth Games medals, including the gold in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, where he played with Alan Lofthouse, Donald Piketh and Robert Rayfield. In 1996 he won the pairs title at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic with Gerry Baker.

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Birth Year
1948 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Connections

Competed In

Commonwealth Games, Competitions
Source Neil Burkett (Wikipedia)
Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, Competitions
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World Bowls Championships, Competitions
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Plays

Lawn bowls, Sports
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Nationality

South Africa

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is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler
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1. Neil Burkett (Wikipedia)
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    Neil Anthony Burkett (born 16 March 1948) is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler.
  • Categories
    South African male bowls players
  • Bowls career, medals
    He has also won four Commonwealth Games medals including a gold medal in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria
  • Lead, nationality
    is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler
  • Plays: Lawn bowls, Lead, lawn bowler
    is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career, Commonwealth Games
    He has also won four Commonwealth Games medals including a gold medal in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, World Bowls Championship
    Burkett won two World Bowls Championship medals
  • Competed In: Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, Bowls career, Hong Kong
    In 1996, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Gerry Baker.
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