Dick Bernard

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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.[1]

Bowls career[edit]

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[edit]

He was a mining engineer by trade. He was a county billiards player before switching to bowls in 1948.[6] He died on 23 February 2012, at the age of 94.[7]

References[edit]

  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.