Charlie Burch

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Charlie Burch
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born24 November 1919
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Died2001 (aged 81)
Taunton, Somerset, England
Sport
ClubTaunton BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Isles Championships
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Charles William Mark Burch (1919-2001), was an England international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Burch became the English National champion in 1978 when he defeated the legendary David Bryant during the 1978 National Championship singles final. [1] He subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1979. [2] [3]

He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the fours event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Champ beaten" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 August 1978. Retrieved 19 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  4. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.