Doug Copland

Doug Copland
Personal information
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. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. 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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