Morgan Moffat
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Morgan Moffat 22 January 1943 Scotland |
| Died | 13 March 1992 (aged 49) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Linwood BC |
Medal record | |
David Morgan Moffat (22 January 1943 – 13 March 1992) was a Scottish-born New Zealand lawn and indoor bowler, who won medals representing both Scotland and New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Bowls career
Moffat was born in Scotland and won a bronze medal in the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch before emigrating the following year to New Zealand. He won another bronze in both the triples and fours in the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, but this time for New Zealand. The success continued as he won bronze in the triples and silver in the fours during the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Moffat also secured a fours silver in Edmonton during the 1978 Commonwealth Games and a fours silver in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[2][3]
A gold medal finally came in 1988 when he won the triples at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.[4]
He won the 1978 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Linwood Bowls Club.[5]
Moffat died on 13 March 1992.[6]
Awards
In 2013, Moffat was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[7]
References
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "Morgan Moffat". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 1992/29757". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration". Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
- Morgan Moffat at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Morgan Moffat at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (1982, New Zealand)
- Morgan Moffat at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (1974, Scotland)