- David Bryant
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For the U.S. federal judge, see David Ezekiel Bryant.For the organic chemist, see David R. Bryant.
Medal record Men's Bowls Competitor for 
EnglandWorld Bowls Championships Gold 1966 Kyeemagh Singles Bronze 1966 Kyeemagh Pairs Bronze 1976 Johannesburg Singles Silver 1976 Johannesburg Triples Gold 1980 Frankston Singles Gold 1980 Frankston Triples Bronze 1984 Aberdeen Singles Gold 1988 Auckland Singles Silver 1988 Auckland Pairs World Indoor Bowls Championships Gold 1979 Coatbridge Singles Gold 1980 Coatbridge Singles Gold 1981 Coatbridge Singles Gold 1986 Bournemouth Pairs Silver 1987 Bournemouth Singles Gold 1987 Bournemouth Pairs Gold 1989 Preston Pairs Gold 1990 Preston Pairs Gold 1991 Preston Pairs Gold 1992 Preston Pairs Silver 1993 Preston Pairs Silver 1995 Preston Pairs Commonwealth Games Gold 1962 Perth Singles Gold 1962 Perth Fours Gold 1970 Edinburgh Singles Gold 1974 Christchurch Singles Gold 1978 Edmonton Singles David James Bryant CBE (born 27 October 1931 in Clevedon, North Somerset, England) is a former three-time World (outdoors) singles bowls champion in 1966, 1980 and 1988 and also a three-time World indoors singles champion in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He also won the Commonwealth Games singles bowls championship on 4 occasions in 1962, 1970, 1974 and 1978. No bowls competition was held in 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 Order of the British Empire (CBE) for again for "services to bowls".
Bryant also won the Middleton Cup on numerous occasions where among his Somerset team mates was former Scottish League internationalist footballer, Bobby Black.[1]
David Bryant has 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 author David Rhys Jones) 1990 ISBN 1-85225-101-8
- Bowl to Win (co author Tony Allcock) 1994 ISBN 0-00-218523-7
See also
- List of Bowls England champions
External links
References
Categories:- Living people
- English bowls players
- People from Clevedon
- 1931 births
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Bowls players at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- British sportspeople stubs
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