John Rusk

John Rusk (c.1865 – 28 January 1938) was a prominent doctor and lawn bowls international from Northern Ireland who competed at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games). He was President of the Irish Bowling Association in 1912.

In 1909, 1912 and 1913 he won the fours championship of Ireland with Belfast BC. He then joined Cavehill BC, with whom he won the inaugural national pairs with Bobbie Campbell in 1923.

Rusk won the prestigious national singles title in 1932 before representing the 1934 Northern Irish Team at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, participating in the singles event.

Rusk was a well known medical practitioner in Belfast, running his own practice.