David Gourlay Sr.
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| Nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1937 | ||||||||||||||
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David Gourlay Senior is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler born on 24 May 1937.
Bowls career
[edit]Gourlay Sr. helped Scotland win the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Team Event (the W.M.Leonard Trophy) in Aberdeen.[1]
He has won the Scottish and British Indoor Pairs, Triples and Fours Championships and has been capped by Scotland both indoors and outdoors.
His greatest achievement was winning the 1982 Commonwealth Games Pairs title with John Watson.[2] His wife Sarah Gourlay won a Fours Gold Medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Championships in Melbourne and his son David Gourlay Jr. won the 1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship.[3]
He is related to the Scottish footballers James Gourlay and Jimmy Gourlay.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "Scots go for gold in a rush". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 8 October 1982. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "More double trouble: the two James Gourlays of Cambuslang". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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