David Bryant (bowls)

David Bryant
Medal record
Men's Bowls
Representing  England
World Outdoor Bowls Championships
1966 KyeemaghSingles
1966 KyeemaghPairs
1976 JohannesburgSingles
1976 JohannesburgTriples
1980 Frankston Singles
1980 Frankston Triples
1984 AberdeenSingles
1988 AucklandSingles
1988 AucklandPairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
1979 CoatbridgeSingles
1980 CoatbridgeSingles
1981 CoatbridgeSingles
1986 BournemouthPairs
1987 CoatbridgeSingles
1987 BournemouthPairs
1989 PrestonPairs
1990 PrestonPairs
1991 PrestonPairs
1992 PrestonPairs
1993 PrestonPairs
1995 PrestonPairs
Commonwealth Games
1962 PerthSingles
1962 PerthFours
1970 EdinburghSingles
1974 ChristchurchSingles
1978 EdmontonSingles

David John Bryant CBE (born 27 October 1931) is a former three-times World (outdoors) singles bowls champion (in 1966, 1980 and 1988) and also three-times a World indoors singles champion (in 1979, 1980 and 1981).

Bryant was born in Clevedon, North Somerset, England. In addition to his world titles, he won the Commonwealth Games singles bowls championship on four occasions: 1962, 1970, 1974 and 1978. No bowls competition was held at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.

In 1969 he was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to bowls, and in 1980 he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), again for services to bowls.

Bryant also helped his county win the Middleton Cup on numerous occasions, where among his Somerset teammates was former Scottish League internationalist footballer Bobby Black.[1]

David Bryant has written many books on the subject of bowls, including:

  • Bryant on Bowls — Outdoor & Indoor 1966 ISBN 0-304-93687-1
  • Bowl with Bryant 1984 ISBN 0-00-218025-1
  • The Game of Bowls (co-authored with David Rhys Jones) 1990 ISBN 1-85225-101-8
  • Bowl to Win (co-authored with Tony Allcock) 1994 ISBN 0-00-218523-7

Bryant was famous for smoking a tobacco pipe whilst playing, and in 1986 was honoured with the award for Pipe Smoker of the Year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bobby Black interview Archived 26 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
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