David Bryant (bowls)

David Bryant
CBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1931-10-27)27 October 1931
Clevedon, North Somerset, England
Died27 August 2020(2020-08-27) (aged 88)
Sport
SportBowls
ClubClevedon BC
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's Bowls
World Outdoor Bowls Championships
1966 KyeemaghSingles
1966 KyeemaghPairs
1976 JohannesburgSingles
1976 JohannesburgTriples
1976 JohannesburgTeam
1980 FrankstonSingles
1980 FrankstonTriples
1980 FrankstonTeam
1984 AberdeenSingles
1988 AucklandSingles
1988 AucklandPairs
Commonwealth Games
1962 PerthSingles
1962 PerthFours
1970 EdinburghSingles
1974 ChristchurchSingles
1978 EdmontonSingles
World Indoor Bowls Championships
1979 CoatbridgeSingles
1980 CoatbridgeSingles
1981 CoatbridgeSingles
1986 BournemouthPairs
1987 CoatbridgeSingles
1987 BournemouthPairs
1989 PrestonPairs
1990 PrestonPairs
1991 PrestonPairs
1992 PrestonPairs
1993 PrestonPairs
1995 PrestonPairs
British Isles Championships
1961singles
1972singles
1973singles
1974singles
1966pairs
1975pairs
1986triples
1970fours
1972fours

David John Bryant CBE (27 October 1931 – 27 August 2020) was a three-times World (outdoors) singles bowls champion (in 1966, 1980 and 1988), a three-times World indoors singles champion (in 1979, 1980 and 1981) and a four times Commonwealth Games singles gold medallist. He is generally considered to be the greatest bowler of all time, winning 19 World and Commonwealth gold medals in total.