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Neville Read

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Neville Read
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1949-03-15)15 March 1949
Died21 December 2014(2014-12-21) (aged 65)
Medal record
Lawn bowls
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Men's Singles 2–6

Neville Albert Read (15 March 1949 – 21 December 2014) was an Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Men's Wheelchair Singles 2–6 event.[1][2] He also competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[3] winning a bronze medal in the Men's Triples Physically Disabled.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ "New heights for nation at Paralympics". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 377. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 October 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 16 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games profile". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Australian medalists". Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.