Lawn bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
| Lawn bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Edmonton |
| Dates | 03 August – 12 August 1978 |
The lawn bowls competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 August until 12 August 1978.[1]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles |  David Bryant |
 John Snell |
 John Russell Evans |
| Men's Pairs |  Eric Liddell Saco Delgado |
 Alex McIntosh Willie Wood |
Jim Morgan Ray Williams |
| Men's Fours | Philip Chok M B Hassan Jr. Omar Dallah Roberto da Silva |
 David Baldwin Morgan Moffat John Malcolm Phil Skoglund |
Ellis Stanbury Gwyn Evans Ian Sutherland John Thomson |
Results
[2] David Bryant won an incredible fourth successive Commonwealth Games singles gold medal and his fifth gold medal in total despite missing the chance of competing in 1966.
Hong Kong excelled winning both the Pairs and Fours.
Men's Singles – Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant |
15 | 13 | 2 | 310 | 172 | 26 |
| 2 | John Snell |
15 | 11 | 4 | 288 | 210 | 22 |
| 3 | John Russell Evans |
15 | 11 | 4 | 286 | 215 | 22 |
| 4 | Kerry Clark |
15 | 10 | 5 | 292 | 205 | 20 |
| 5 | David McGill |
15 | 10 | 5 | 277 | 233 | 20 |
| 6 |  Bruce Matheson |
15 | 9 | 6 | 280 | 238 | 18 |
| 7 | George Souza Jr. |
15 | 9 | 6 | 269 | 231 | 18 |
| 8 |  Arthur McKernan |
15 | 9 | 6 | 268 | 250 | 18 |
| 9 |  Robert Madden |
15 | 8 | 8 | 260 | 245 | 16 |
| 10 |  Stan Espie |
15 | 7 | 8 | 242 | 266 | 14 |
| 11 |  Charlie Woodhard |
15 | 7 | 8 | 235 | 276 | 14 |
| 12 |  Cyril Turner |
15 | 5 | 10 | 220 | 278 | 10 |
| 13 |  Ram Harakh |
15 | 5 | 10 | 218 | 279 | 10 |
| 14 |  Si’imoa Tolova’a |
15 | 4 | 11 | 198 | 296 | 8 |
| 15 |  Thomas Green |
15 | 2 | 13 | 192 | 289 | 4 |
| 16 |  Denis Gosden |
15 | 0 | 15 | 163 | 315 | 0 |
Men's Pairs – Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Liddell & Saco Delgado |
13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 291 | 213 | 20 |
| 2 | Alex McIntosh & Willie Wood |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 321 | 211 | 18 |
| 3 | Jim Morgan & Ray Williams |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 304 | 213 | 18 |
| 4 | Bruno Panozzo & Geoff Oakley |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 216 | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Jarvis & Ronnie Jones |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 296 | 221 | 18 |
| 6 | Ivan Kostanich & Bob McDonald |
13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 286 | 239 | 17 |
| 7 | Brendan McBrien & John Higgins |
13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 275 | 228 | 16 |
| 8 | Chris Ward & Jim Ashman |
13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 259 | 237 | 15 |
| 9 | Robert Balenzuela & William Madden |
13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 230 | 256 | 14 |
| 10 | Fetalaiga Kirisome & Maurice Fenn |
13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 198 | 291 | 7 |
| 11 | George Thaggard & Peter Oates |
13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 217 | 282 | 6 |
| 12 | Harry Smith & Reg Fright |
13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 217 | 350 | 6 |
| 13 | Derek Pocock & Michael O'Connor |
13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 181 | 347 | 5 |
| 14 | Edward Davy & Peter Crossan |
13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 205 | 277 | 4 |
Men's Fours – Round Robin
+ Missing Hong Kong v N Ireland score
References
- ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
- ^ "The complete book of the Commonwealth Games". Google Books.