Derek Oliver

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Derek Oliver
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1984-04-23) 23 April 1984 (age 37)
Edinburgh
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubEast Lothian IBC
Cockenzie & Port Seton BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast triples
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff fours
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cardiff triples
World Singles Champion of Champions
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sydney Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain Pairs

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

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. ^ a b c "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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