Derek Oliver

Derek Oliver nickname Del Boy, (born 1984), is a Scottish lawn and Indoor bowler.[1]

Derek Oliver
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1984-04-23) 23 April 1984
Edinburgh
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubEast Lothian IBC
Cockenzie & Port Seton BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coasttriples
2018 Gold Coastfours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
2019 Cardifffours
2019 Cardifftriples
World Singles Champion of Champions
2017 SydneySingles
European Championships
2013 SpainPairs

Profile

He lives in Cockenzie and plays for the East Lothian Indoor Bowls Club and the Cockenzie & Port Seton Bowls Club.[1]

Bowls career

In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[1] where he claimed two gold medals in the Triples with Darren Burnett and Ronnie Duncan[2] and the Fours with Alex Marshall, Duncan and Paul Foster.[3] [4]

He won the Scottish National Bowls Championships in 2016[5] and the National Indoor Pairs in 2013.[6] [7]

In 2019 he won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[8] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[9]

References
  1. "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Team Scotland.
  2. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport.
  3. "Fours results". CG2018.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  5. "Derek Oliver wins Singles crown in East Lothian hat-trick". Edinburgh News.
  6. "Derek Oliver profile". Henselite.
  7. "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland.
  8. "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
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