Kevin Darling (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Robert Darling |
| Nickname(s) | KD |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Born | 14 February 1947 Dunedin |
| Died | 21 March 2020 Dunedin |
| Occupation | Retired Bowls player |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Balmacewen BC Caversham BC |
Medal record | |
Kevin Robert Darling is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]
Profile[]
He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 14 February 1947.
Bowls career[]
He won a bronze medal in the pairs and a bronze medal in the fours at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.[2]
Ten years later he won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the fours with Peter Shaw, Phil Skoglund and Stewart McConnell.[3] [4] [5]
He won the 1988 singles title and the 1973 & 1974 pairs titles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Balmacewen & Caversham Bowls Clubs.[6]
In 1990, Darling was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ ""Yesterday's Results from Auckland." Times, 3 Feb. 1990, p. 51". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 116. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
Categories:
- Living people
- New Zealand male bowls players
- 1950 births
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games