# Wayne Turley

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{{short description|Australian bowls player}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2006 Victoria](/source/2006_Commonwealth_Games)|[Men's triples](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2010 Delhi](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games)|[Men's triples](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Outdoor Championships](/source/World_Bowls_Events)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2008 Christchurch](/source/2008_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship)|[Men's fours](/source/2008_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2008 Christchurch](/source/2008_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship)|[Men's team](/source/2008_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Asia Pacific Bowls Championships](/source/Asia_Pacific_Bowls_Championships) }}
{{MedalGold|2007 Christchurch|triples}}
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'''Wayne William Turley''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 2 November 1972) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2797 |title=Wayne Turley profile |publisher=Bowls tawa}}</ref>

==Bowls career==
In 2006 he won a gold medal in the men's triples at the [2006 Commonwealth Games](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games). He won a silver medal four years later at the [2010 Commonwealth Games](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games) in [Delhi](/source/Delhi).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm |title=COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS |publisher=GRB Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48832 |title=Athletes and Results |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>

In between he won a silver medal at the [2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship](/source/2008_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship). He married fellow Australian bowls international [Claire Duke](/source/Claire_Duke) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/News/meet-the-ultimate-bowls-team-player |title=Meet the ultimate bowls team player |publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref>

He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the [Asia Pacific Bowls Championships](/source/Asia_Pacific_Bowls_Championships).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ASIA-PACIFIC-RECORD.pdf|title=Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners|website=World Bowls|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref>

Despite being Australian he won the 2005 fours title at the [New Zealand National Bowls Championships](/source/New_Zealand_National_Bowls_Championships) when bowling for the Taren Point Bowls Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/orgs/titles/2/w |title=New Zealand Championships |publisher=Bowls Tawa}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Australian male bowls players
Category:Living people
Category:1972 births
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls
Category:Commonwealth Games bowls players for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls

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