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