David Peacock (bowls)

David Craig Peacock (born 30 January 1970) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]

David Peacock
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1970-01-30) 30 January 1970
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
ClubDanderhall BC (Outdoor)
Midlothian IBC (Indoor)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ayr Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adelaide Men's triples
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide Men's fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 GlasgowMen's fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paphospairs

Bowls career

Peacock won the 2002 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title.[3]

He claimed the triples gold medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Jim McIntyre and Willie Wood.[4] Four years later he repeated the success when winning the triples at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Wayne Hogg and Willie Wood.

In 2011 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5] The following year he won his third World Championship gold in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Graeme Archer and Darren Burnett, he also won a fours bronze medal.

He competed for Scotland in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] where he won a gold medal.[7]

References
  1. "David Peacock pulls out to look after ill mother". The Scotsman. 30 July 2011.
  2. "World Bowls gold for David Peacock, Darren Burnett and Graeme Archer". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012.
  3. "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ""The Results Service." Times [London, England] 29 July 2004". The Times.
  5. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. "Team Scotland select West Lothian bowlers for games". Linlithgow Gazette. 29 March 2014.
  7. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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