Richard Corsie

Richard Corsie
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Men's bowls
World Outdoor Championships
1992 WorthingPairs
1996 AdelaidePairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
1989 PrestonSingles
1991 PrestonSingles
1993 PrestonSingles
1994 PrestonSingles
1995 PrestonSingles
1995 PrestonPairs
1998 PrestonPairs
2002 YarmouthSingles
2003 YarmouthSingles
Commonwealth Games
1986 EdinburghSingles
1990 AucklandSingles
1994 VictoriaSingles

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. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
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