Richard Corsie

Richard Corsie
Medal record
Representing  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

  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.


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