David McGill (bowls) explained

David McGill
Nationality:	Scottish
Birth Date:	1947^[1]
Death Date:	21 January 2022 (aged 74)^[2]
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Sighthill BC / Braid BC

David McGill (1947-2022) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler and commentator.^[3]

Bowls career

World Championship

McGill won a silver medal in the triples with John Summers and Willie McQueen and two bronze medals in the singles and team event (Leonard Trophy) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.^[4]

Commonwealth Games

In 1978 MGill represented Scotland in the singles at the Commonwealth Games.^[5]

National

McGill was the 1976 national champion^[6] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1977.^{[7] [8]}

Commentating

He was an architect by trade^[1] and has also commentated for the BBC in televised bowls competitions.

Notes and References

1. News: McGill well in the lead . 4 June 1979 . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 17 April 2021. 25 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
2. Web site: David McGill RIP. Edinburgh Bowls Association. 3 July 2022.
3. Web site: David McGill Profile. Bowls tawa. 2016-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531101521/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2276. 2016-05-31. dead.
4. Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
5. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. Web site: Previous Winners. Bowls Scotland. 17 May 2019. 4 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404184426/https://www.bowlsscotland.com/previous-winners. dead.
7. Web site: Previous Winners. British Isles Bowls Council. 10 May 2020. 9 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109233329/https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/. dead.
8. Book: Sullivan, Patrick. Guinness Bowls Records. 1986. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-414-3.