David Smart (bowls)

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David Smart
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born
Scotland
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubMerchiston Edinburgh BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1956pairs

David S. Smart was a Scottish international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Smart was a member of the Merchiston Edinburgh Bowling Club [1] and was part of the Merchiston Edinburgh pair [2] with Jim Kerr, that won the District finals [3] to qualify for the 1956 Scottish National Bowls Championships, where they then won the national pairs title. [4] [5] [6]

He represented the 1958 Scottish team [7] [8] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [9] where he participated in the pairs event, [10] again with Jim Kerr. [11]

In 1961, Smart was still actively playing bowls and reached the District finals. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Devastating Finish To Bowling Final" . Sunday Post. 5 August 1956. p. 22. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Finishes were close in Bowls Finals" . Edinburgh Evening News. 27 June 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  6. ↑ "Two Bowling Titles Come East" . The Scotsman. 6 August 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Seven of the best for Cardiff" . Belfast News-Letter. 15 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Empire Games Fund at half-way mark" . The Scotsman. 4 February 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  10. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Scots bowlers fail in all their matches" . The Scotsman. 19 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Here are the competititors" . Edinburgh Evening News. 28 June 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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