Dick Bernard
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| Nationality |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1917 Gorebridge, Midlothian | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Gorebridge BC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Bernard (1917–2011) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
He won a silver medal in the singles at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[3]
He was National champion in 1970.[4][5]
Personal life
He was a mining engineer by trade. He was a county billiards player before switching to bowls in 1948.[6] He died in 2011.[7]
References
- ^ "Dick Bernard Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Bowls: Sport mourns loss of Gorebridge legend". Edinburgh Evening News.
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