Graham Robertson (born 1957) is a former Scottish international indoor and

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. He is the second most capped Scottish international of all time. He was inducted into the Scottish Indoor Bowling Hall of Fame in 2016 and is a former national coach.

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the fours with Angus Blair,

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and Alex Marshall at the

1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1992 Men's Woolwich World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park, Worthing, England, from 8 to 23 August 1992. The 1992 Women's Henselite World Championship was held at the Northfield Bowling Complex in Ayr, Scotland ...

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. Robertson won the men's pairs at the 1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship with bowls partner

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. He has represented Scotland three times at the

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from 1986-1994. He won the 1987

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and subsequently won the singles at the

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in 1988. In 1990 and 1993, he won the

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singles title, in addition to winning the pairs titles in 1990.

Personal life

He is a Managing Director of a Sports Surfaces company called Greengauge.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Graham Living people Scottish male bowls players Bowls World Champions Place of birth missing (living people) 1957 births Indoor Bowls World Champions Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland