Philip Chok

Philip Chok
Personal information
NationalityHongkonger
Medal record
Representing Hong Kong Hong Kong
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Edmontonmen's fours
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1980 Melbournemen's fours
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1980 Coatbridgemen's Singles

Philip Chok is a former Hong Kong international lawn and indoor bowler.

Career

Chok won a gold medal in the fours at both the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne and the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He also finished runner-up to the legendary David Bryant in the 1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship.

Chok was one of the founders of the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic in which he won the 1983 & 1984 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs titles.

His younger brother Edwin Chok was also an international lawn bowler and his mother Elvie Chok won the women's pairs gold medal at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

References

  1. ↑ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. 1 2 Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong International Bowls Classic" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association.
  4. ↑ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.