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Willie Murray
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born1940
Sport
ClubPortrush BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg triples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 triples
Gold medal – first place 1975 fours

William Murray is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Murray started bowling aged just 14 and won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.

He won the 1975 singles title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Portrush Bowls Club.

References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. Bell, Harry E (1976). 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
  3. Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).


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