Gordon Jolly
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Gordon Jolly is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
1974 British Commonwealth Games
The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games....
he won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin
David Baldwin
David Baldwin is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering Kerry Clark, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville. At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal again in the men's fours.Baldwin was...
, Kerry Clark
Kerry Clark
Kerry Clark is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville. At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he came 4th in the men's singles.-References:...
and John Somerville
John Somerville (bowls)
John Somerville is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly.-References:...
. Previously at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
1970 British Commonwealth Games
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970.This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in...
he was part of the men's fours team that placed 11th.