Lawn_Bowls_at_the_1978_Commonwealth_Games
The lawn bowls competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3-12 August 1978.[1]
* Host nation (Canada)
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Wales | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  David Bryant |
 John Snell |
 John Russell Evans |
| Men's pairs |  Eric Liddell Saco Delgado |
 Alex McIntosh Willie Wood |
Jim Morgan Ray Williams |
| Men's fours | Philip Chok M B Hassan Jr. Omar Dallah Roberto da Silva |
 David Baldwin Morgan Moffat John Malcolm Phil Skoglund |
Ellis Stanbury Gwyn Evans Ian Sutherland John Thomson |
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[2] David Bryant defended his title with a fourth successive Commonwealth Games singles gold medal, the fifth of his medals cache despite not competing in 1966.
Hong Kong win both the Pairs and Fours.
Men's singles – round robin
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| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant | 15 | 13 | 2 | 310 | 172 | 26 |
| 2 | John Snell | 15 | 11 | 4 | 288 | 210 | 22 |
| 3 | John Russell Evans | 15 | 11 | 4 | 286 | 215 | 22 |
| 4 | Kerry Clark | 15 | 10 | 5 | 292 | 205 | 20 |
| 5 | David McGill | 15 | 10 | 5 | 277 | 233 | 20 |
| 6 |  Bruce Matheson | 15 | 9 | 6 | 280 | 238 | 18 |
| 7 | George Souza Jr. | 15 | 9 | 6 | 269 | 231 | 18 |
| 8 |  Arthur McKernan | 15 | 9 | 6 | 268 | 250 | 18 |
| 9 |  Robert Madden | 15 | 8 | 8 | 260 | 245 | 16 |
| 10 |  Stan Espie | 15 | 7 | 8 | 242 | 266 | 14 |
| 11 |  Charlie Woodhard | 15 | 7 | 8 | 235 | 276 | 14 |
| 12 |  Cyril Turner | 15 | 5 | 10 | 220 | 278 | 10 |
| 13 |  Ram Harakh | 15 | 5 | 10 | 218 | 279 | 10 |
| 14 |  Si’imoa Tolova’a | 15 | 4 | 11 | 198 | 296 | 8 |
| 15 |  Thomas Green | 15 | 2 | 13 | 192 | 289 | 4 |
| 16 |  Denis Gosden | 15 | 0 | 15 | 163 | 315 | 0 |
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Men's pairs – round robin
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| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Liddell & Saco Delgado | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 291 | 213 | 20 |
| 2 | Alex McIntosh & Willie Wood | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 321 | 211 | 18 |
| 3 | Jim Morgan & Ray Williams | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 304 | 213 | 18 |
| 4 | Bruno Panozzo & Geoff Oakley | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 216 | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Jarvis & Ronnie Jones | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 296 | 221 | 18 |
| 6 | Ivan Kostanich & Bob McDonald | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 286 | 239 | 17 |
| 7 | Brendan McBrien & John Higgins | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 275 | 228 | 16 |
| 8 | Chris Ward & Jim Ashman | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 259 | 237 | 15 |
| 9 | Robert Balenzuela & William Madden | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 230 | 256 | 14 |
| 10 | Fetalaiga Kirisome & Maurice Fenn | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 198 | 291 | 7 |
| 11 | George Thaggard & Peter Oates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 217 | 282 | 6 |
| 12 | Harry Smith & Reg Fright | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 217 | 350 | 6 |
| 13 | Derek Pocock & Michael O'Connor | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 181 | 347 | 5 |
| 14 | Edward Davy & Peter Crossan | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 205 | 277 | 4 |
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Men's fours – round robin
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| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Chok, M B Hassan Jr., Omar Dallah, Roberto da Silva | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 300+ | 226+ | 24 |
| 2 | David Baldwin, Morgan Moffat, John Malcolm, Phil Skoglund | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 333 | 223 | 23 |
| 3 | Ellis Stanbury, Gwyn Evans, Ian Sutherland, John Thomson | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 304 | 225 | 20 |
| 4 | Jimmy Donnelly, Michael Dunlop, William Murray, Willie Watson | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 297+ | 211+ | 19 |
| 5 | Douglas Copland, John Fleming, Dick Bernard, Willie Adrain | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 303 | 256 | 18 |
| 6 | Charlie Burch, Mal Hughes, Bob Robertson, Bill Irish | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 285 | 218 | 17 |
| 7 | Clarence Watkins, Errol Bungey, John Wilson, Philip Bushby | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 272 | 256 | 15 |
| 8 |  George Hodkinson, Jeffrey McLean, John Keeling, Thomas Powell | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 275 | 265 | 14 |
| 9 | Clarence Blondel, Cyril Smith, Derek Hurford, Norman Leber | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 254 | 303 | 13 |
| 10 | Clifford De Rungary, High Barnes, Sydney Meredith, Williams Watson | 14 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 232 | 323 | 11 |
| 11 | Robert Henderson, Rolf Meyer, Thomas Menton, Thomas Langton | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 254 | 263 | 10 |
| 12 | Asaili Hughes, Neumi Tabuyaqona, Peter Fong, Peter Underhill | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 251 | 291 | 10 |
| 13 | Barrie McFadden, Burnie Gill, James Morrison, Neal Salkeld | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 249 | 293 | 8 |
| 14 | David Thompson, John Thomas, Ken Thomson, Willem Lorentz | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 206 | 320 | 6 |
| 15 | Ale Sam Ale, Falevi Petana, Lata’a Devoe, Sioane Tapasu Lino | 14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 208 | 350 | 2 |
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+ Missing Hong Kong v N Ireland score
- "Times Archives". The Times.
- The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu.com. 2013. ISBN 9781291576382.