Joshua Thornton
Current role: Country Manager
Current Organisation: Bowls Victoria
What sport did you hold a scholarship for at VIS: Lawn Bowls
Time as VIS athlete: 2021-2023
Tell us about your life after your time at the VIS?
Enjoying life with my young family and working for Bowls Victoria as Country Manager.
What is your proudest sporting achievement?
Winning a gold medal at the 2018, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
What is your proudest moment outside of sport?
My two boys being born.
What is the most valuable lesson you learnt during your time at the VIS?
The value of collaboration across the organisation and treating people kindly. Also that you never know when something may be useful, decades later.
