Derek Oliver

Derek Oliver nickname Del Boy, (born 1984), is a Scottish lawn and Indoor bowler.[1]

Derek Oliver
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1984-04-23) 23 April 1984
Edinburgh
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubEast Lothian IBC
Cockenzie & Port Seton BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coasttriples
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coastfours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Cardifffours
Silver medal – second place2019 Cardifftriples
World Singles Champion of Champions
Bronze medal – third place2017 SydneySingles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Portugal mixed
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Portugalteam
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spainpairs
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain mixed
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain team

Profile

He lives in Cockenzie and plays for the East Lothian Indoor Bowls Club and the Cockenzie & Port Seton Bowls Club.[1]

Bowls career

In 2011, he won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal and three medals at the 2013 Championships in Spain.[2] and the Scottish National Indoor Pairs.[3] [4]

In 2016, he won the Scottish National Bowls Championships.[5]

In 2018, he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[1] where he claimed two gold medals in the Triples with Darren Burnett and Ronnie Duncan[6] and the Fours with Alex Marshall, Duncan and Paul Foster.[7] [8]

In 2019, he won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[9] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[10]

References
  1. "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Team Scotland.
  2. "2013 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. "Derek Oliver profile". Henselite.
  4. "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland.
  5. "Derek Oliver wins Singles crown in East Lothian hat-trick". Edinburgh News.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport.
  7. "Fours results". CG2018.
  8. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  9. "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
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