Derek Oliver

{{Short description|Scottish lawn bowler}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Derek Oliver | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nickname = Del Boy | nationality = British (Scottish) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|04|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Lawn & indoor bowls | club = East Lothian IBC <br>Cockenzie & Port Seton BC | highestranking = '''46''' (September 2024) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SCO}}}} {{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2023 Gold Coast | triples}} {{MedalSilver| 2023 Gold Coast | fours}} {{MedalBronze| 2023 Gold Coast | team}} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalGold | 2018 Gold Coast|triples}} {{MedalGold|2018 Gold Coast|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}} {{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|fours}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Cardiff|triples}} {{MedalCompetition|World Singles Champion of Champions}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Sydney|Singles}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2011 Portugal | mixed }} {{MedalBronze| 2011 Portugal| team }} {{MedalGold| 2013 Spain| pairs }} {{MedalSilver | 2013 Spain | mixed }} {{MedalSilver| 2013 Spain | team }} }}

'''Derek Oliver''' (born 23 April 1984) is a Scottish lawn and Indoor bowler.<ref name=CG>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/derek-oliver/|title=2018 Commonwealth Games profile|publisher=Team Scotland}}</ref>

==Profile== He lives in Cockenzie and plays for the East Lothian Indoor Bowls Club and the Cockenzie & Port Seton Bowls Club.<ref name=CG/>

==Bowls career== In 2011, he won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal and three medals at the 2013 Championships in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlseurope.com/ebu-team-championships-2013/|title=2013 results|publisher=Bowls Europe|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> and the Scottish National Indoor Pairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henselite.co.uk/team/derek-oliver|title=Derek Oliver profile|publisher=Henselite}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsscotland.com/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners|publisher=Bowls Scotland|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404184426/https://www.bowlsscotland.com/previous-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, he won the Scottish National Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/bowls/derek-oliver-wins-singles-crown-in-east-lothian-hat-trick-1-4190802|title=Derek Oliver wins Singles crown in East Lothian hat-trick|publisher=Edinburgh News}}</ref>

In 2018, he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland<ref name=CG/> where he claimed two gold medals in the Triples with Darren Burnett and Ronnie Duncan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43687716|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and the Fours with Alex Marshall, Duncan and Paul Foster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190409/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

In 2019, he won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> and in 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/world-bowls-championships-2020-team-announcement|title=World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement|publisher=Bowls Scotland}}</ref>

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> In the triples, with Paul Foster and Alex Marshall he won the silver medal. One week later in the fours partnering Foster, Marshall and Jason Banks, the team won their group before reaching the final against Australia, where he won a second silver medal after losing 12–10.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Team Scotland|derek-oliver}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6026964-derek-oliver}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, Derek}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Scottish male bowls players Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Bowls European Champions Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls