Don Sherman (6 October 1943 – 27 July 2017) was an Australian international lawn bowler, and a master builder by trade and bred cattle and horses.

Biography

Sherman represented Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the

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. He won a gold medal at the

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in the 1985 fours at

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. He died on 27 July 2017 after a battle with

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at the age of 82.

References

Australian male bowls players 1934 births Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia 2017 deaths Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls {{Australia-bowls-bio-stub