Richard Corsie

Richard Corsie
Medal record
Competitor for  Scotland
Men's bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Gold 1992 Worthing Pairs
Silver 1996 Adelaide Pairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold 1989 Preston Singles
Gold 1991 Preston Singles
Gold 1993 Preston Singles
Silver 1994 Preston Singles
Silver 1995 Preston Singles
Gold 1995 Preston Pairs
Gold 1998 Preston Pairs
Silver 2002 Yarmouth Singles
Silver 2003 Yarmouth Singles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze 1986 Edinburgh Singles
Bronze 1990 Auckland Singles
Gold 1994 Victoria Singles

Richard Corsie MBE (born 27 November 1966) is a Scottish bowls player, widely considered to be among the best bowls players of all time.[1] Corsie won the World Indoor Bowls Championships singles title three times during his career[2] and the Commonwealth Gold Medal in 1994 beating his long-time nemesis and friend Tony Allcock in the final.[3]

Corsie was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010.[4]

References

  1. BBC - New Champions 1990- 1999
  2. Scottish Indoor Bowls Organisation - FACTS
  3. BBC - A Sporting Nation
  4. "Six sporting legends honoured in Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.