Nikola Unkovich, known as Nick Unkovich, lived from 15 January 1923 to 21 July 2005 and was a New Zealand international lawn bowler. He was born on the island of Korčula in present-day Croatia and migrated to New Zealand with his parents in 1932, settling in Northland. He married Joy Auld in Auckland in 1951 and they had two children. He took up bowls at the Matamata Bowling Club, later played for Okahu Bay from the mid 1970s and then for the Rawhiti Club in Remuera. He won a triples bronze medal at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne and ten New Zealand national titles between 1971 and 1991.
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Nikola Unkovich (15 January 1923 – 21 July 2005), generally known as Nick Unkovich, was a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
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Nikola Unkovich (15 January 1923-21 July 2005), generally known as Nick Unkovich, was a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
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one singles (1979)
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He won ten New Zealand National Bowls Championships titles
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Nikola Unkovich (15 January 1923-21 July 2005), generally known as Nick Unkovich, was a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
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Nikola Unkovich (15 January 1923-21 July 2005), generally known as Nick Unkovich, was a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
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He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.
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