Doug Copland

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Doug Copland
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NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
ClubCaledonian BC, Perth
Dundee IBC

Douglas "Doug" Copland is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Copland was a member of the Caledonian Bowls Club in Perth [1] and also played indoors [2] for Dundee. [3]

In 1977, he was called up by Scotland for the Worthing internationals [4] and subsequently represented the Scottish team at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, [5] where he competed in the fours event, with John Fleming, Dick Bernard and Willie Adrain. [6] The team finished in fifth place. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bowling" . Sunday Post. 29 July 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 3 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Dundee team shocks favourites" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 March 1977. p. 5. Retrieved 3 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Bowling Trial Teams" . Sunday Post. 17 December 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 3 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Bowling Team" . Sunday Post. 19 June 1977. p. 35. Retrieved 3 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Burgess leaves it very late" . The Scotsman. 12 June 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 3 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
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