Graham Robertson (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1957 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tranent BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Robertson (born 3 June 1957) is a former Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler. He is the second most capped Scottish international of all time. He was inducted into the Scottish Indoor Bowling Hall of Fame in 2016 and is a former national coach.[2]
Biography
Robertson won a gold medal in the fours with Angus Blair, Willie Wood and Alex Marshall at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. Robertson won the men's pairs at the 1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship with bowls partner Richard Corsie.[3]
He has represented Scotland three times at the Commonwealth Games from 1986 to 1994.[4] He competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the men's fours event, with Jim Boyle, Willie Harkness and Malcolm Graham, finishing in sixth place.[5]
He won the 1987 Scottish National Bowls Championships and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1988.[6]
In 1990 and 1993, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, in addition to winning the pairs titles in 1990.[7][8]
He is a Managing Director of a Sports Surfaces company called Greengauge.[9]
References
- ^ "About MR GRAHAM ROBERTSON". GCompany Check.
- ^ "County pair inducted in bowls Hall of Fame". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "David Rhys Jones. "Scottish duo secure title in below-par encounter." Times [London, England] 24 Jan. 1998". The Times.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Willie Harkness and the Scottish fours". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 8 August 1986. p. 39. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Greengauge is a Sports and Surfaces brand owned by Argyle International Limited". Greengauge.