Leon Kessel

Leon Kessel (1911–2001) was a South African international lawn bowler and team manager.[1]

Leon Kessel

Personal information
Nationality	South Africa
Born	1911
Died	2001
Sport
Club	Reading Country Club, Alberton and Southern Transvaal
Medal record Representing South Africa World Outdoor Championships 1966 Kyeemagh triples

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a bronze medal in the triples with Kelvin Lightfoot and Tommy Harvey at the event.[3]

He was the team manager of the all-conquering South African team during the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4]

References

1. "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
2. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
3. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
4. "1976, a year to remember" (PDF). Bowls South Africa.