Richard Anthony Girvan (born 30 December 1973) in Auckland is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]
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| Full name | Richard Anthony Girvan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1973 Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Taren Point BC Onehunga BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career edit
In 2008 he won the gold medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch along with Gary Lawson, Russell Meyer and Andrew Todd.[2]
Girvan represented New Zealand at both the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3]
He won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, of which two have been gold medals.[4]
He won the 2005, 2014/15 and 2016/17 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Taren Point and Onehunga Bowls Clubs respectively.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Richard Girvan". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Profile". Olympic New Zealand.
- ^ "Biography". Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
External links edit
- Richard Girvan at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Richard Girvan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Richard Girvan at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Richard Girvan at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)