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Personal information | |
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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]
He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 14 February 1947.
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]
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