Sarah Gourlay

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Sarah Gourlay
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1937-09-28) 28 September 1937 (age 88) [1]
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubAnnbank BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Melbourne Women's fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Ayr Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Leamington Spa Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Moama Women's fours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Moama Women's team
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Guernsey Women's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Women's pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993 Floridafours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1997 Llandrindod Wellsfours

Sarah Gourlay (born 28 September 1937) is a former international lawn and indoor bowler who won world championship gold medals and competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography r

Gourlay played lead for the Scottish fours team when winning the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship gold medal in Brisbane. [2] In 1992 she won the 1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Guernsey defeating Mary Price in the final. [3]

In 1993 she won the fours gold medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships [4] [5] and four years later won a fours bronze at the Championships. [6] [7]

She competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 in the fours event, [8] in 1990 in the pairs event, [9] in 1994 where she won a gold medal in the pairs event, [10] in 1998 in the fours event, [11] and in 2002 in the fours event. [12]

She also won the Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title in 1991 & 1995 and the pairs title in 1968 bowling for Annbank. [13]

She is from the famous Scottish Gourlay bowling family and she married David Gourlay Sr. Her son David Gourlay Junior is also a renowned lawn and indoor bowler and coach.

References

  1. ↑ "The glory hunters" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 January 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  3. ↑ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 6 Apr. 1992". The Times .
  4. ↑ "'Shaw strikes gold'" . The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "'Guernsey finally falter" . The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Dunwoodie, G. (1997) 'Hawes and Price take title for England'" . The Times. 27 August 1997. p. 39. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Dunwoodie, G. (1997) 'Price savours singular feat'" . The Times. 3 September 1997. p. 46. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Results from the Commonwealth Games Yesterday". Birmingham Evening Mail. No. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Price is right". Cambridge Evening News. 29 January 1900. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sarah Gourlay". Team Scotland. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Golden Games Day 4". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 1998. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Former Deputy PM collapses". The Daily Telegraph. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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