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| Nationality | Northern Irish | |||||||||||
| Born | 1980 [1] Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Dunbarton BC, Gilford | |||||||||||
Medal record
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David Copeland (born 1980) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler who became the World Singles Champion of Champions in 2025. [2]
Copeland won his first Irish national bowls title in 2013, with Conor McCartan and D.J. Wilson, as part of the Dunbarton Bowls Club triples. [3]
In 2024 he defeated Kyle Blakely of Banbridge in the final of the national singles. [4] [5]
By virtue of winning the national singles, Copeland represented Team Ireland at the 2025 World Singles Champion of Champions [6] and went on to become world champion after qualifying from section 3 and then defeating Jacob Nelson, Iain McLean and then Rajnesh Prasad of Fiji in the final to claim the crown. [7]
