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Scottish lawn bowler

Dick Bernard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born(1917-06-22)22 June 1917
Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Died23 February 2012(2012-02-23) (aged 94)
Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Sport
ClubGorebridge BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1972 Worthing singles
Gold medal – first place 1972 Worthing team

Richard Bernard (22 June 1917 – 23 February 2012) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

He won a silver medal in the singles at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He was National champion in 1970.

Personal life

He was a mining engineer by trade. He was a county billiards player before switching to bowls in 1948. He died on 23 February 2012, at the age of 94.

References

  1. "Dick Bernard Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  5. "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. "Bowls: Sport mourns loss of Gorebridge legend". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 April 2021.


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