Ronald Duncan (born 22 September 1983) is a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Ronnie Duncan
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41)
Edinburgh
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBonnyrigg BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast triples
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff fours
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cardiff triples

Bowls career

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He won the indoor National Pairs Championship in 2014, partnering Colin Walker. During the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs they were beaten finalists, losing out to fellow Scots Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett.[2]

Duncan won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch with Alex Marshall, Paul Foster and Iain McLean.[3]

In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] where he claimed two gold medals in the Triples with Darren Burnett and Derek Oliver[5] and the Fours with Marshall, Oliver and Foster.[6][7]

Once again partnering Colin Walker the pair reached the semi-finals during the 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship.[8] Also during 2019 he won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[9]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[10]

In 2024, Duncan won his forst Scottish National Bowls Championships, by winning the fours with Bonnyrigg BC.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ronnie Duncan" (PDF). World Bowls 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Darren Burnett and Stewart Anderson take title". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Team Scotland.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Schedule & Results". World Bowls.
  9. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
  11. ^ "Marvellous McLean". Bowls International. Retrieved 5 August 2024.