Richard Leonard (bowls)
Bowler from Northern Ireland
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Richard Leonard is an Irish international lawn bowler and former British champion.
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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||
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| Club | Crumlin BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Leonard won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 2010, bowling for St James Gate BC[1] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2011.[2]
He was also the Irish pairs champion in 2004, singles runner up in 2019, and triples winner in 2009 and 2010 and fours champion in 2013.[3]
Leonard won his sixth national title after winning the fours with his club Crumlin during the 2024 Irish Nationals[4] and then completed a double to make it eight the following year in 2025, claiming the singles and retaining the fours with Robbie Maher, Eamon Carruth and Shane Leonard.[5]
