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