David Peacock (bowls)

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David Peacock
Personal information
Born (1970-01-30) 30 January 1970 (age 54)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
ClubDanderhall BC (Outdoor)
Midlothian IBC (Indoor)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ayr Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adelaide Men's triples
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide Men's fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Men's fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paphos pairs

David Craig Peacock (born 30 January 1970) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

Peacock won the 2002 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title.[3]

He claimed the

and Willie Wood.

In 2011 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5] The following year he won his third World Championship gold in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Graeme Archer and Darren Burnett, he also won a fours bronze medal.

He competed for Scotland in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] where he won a gold medal.[7]

References

  1. ^ "David Peacock pulls out to look after ill mother". The Scotsman. 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "World Bowls gold for David Peacock, Darren Burnett and Graeme Archer". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012.
  3. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ ""The Results Service." Times [London, England] 29 July 2004". The Times.
  5. ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Scotland select West Lothian bowlers for games". Linlithgow Gazette. 29 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.