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Sarah Gourlay

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Sarah Gourlay, born on 28 September 1937, is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Scotland who won world championship gold medals and competed at the Commonwealth Games. She played lead for the Scottish fours team that won the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Brisbane, and in 1992 she won the World Indoor Bowls Championship in Guernsey, beating Mary Price in the final. She took fours gold at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships in 1993 and fours bronze four years later, and won pairs gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, having competed at the Games in 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002. She also won the Scottish National singles title in 1991 and 1995 and the pairs title in 1968 bowling for Annbank. She belongs to the Gourlay bowling family; her son David Gourlay Jr. is also a lawn and indoor bowler and coach.

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Gourlay played lead for the Scottish fours team when winning the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship gold medal in Brisbane.
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1. Sarah Gourlay (Wikipedia)
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    Sarah Gourlay (born 28 September 1937)
  • Career
    Gourlay played lead for the Scottish fours team when winning the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship gold medal in Brisbane.
  • Plays: Lawn bowls, Lead
    is a former international lawn and indoor bowler who won world championship gold medals and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Career, World Outdoor Bowls Championship
    Gourlay played lead for the Scottish fours team when winning the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship gold medal in Brisbane.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Career, Commonwealth Games
    She competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 in the fours event, in 1990 in the pairs event
  • Competed In: Atlantic Bowls Championships, Career, Atlantic Bowls Championships
    In 1993 she won the fours gold medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships
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