Dick Bernard

Richard Bernard (1917–2011) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Dick Bernard
Personal information
Nationality Scotland
Born(1917-06-22)22 June 1917
Gorebridge, Midlothian
Died2011
Sport
ClubGorebridge BC

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

  1. "Dick Bernard Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  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.
  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". Edinburgh Evening News.


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