Morgan Moffat

Morgan Moffat

Personal information
Born	David Morgan Moffat (1943-01-22)22 January 1943 Scotland
Died	13 March 1992(1992-03-13) (aged 49) Christchurch, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Linwood BC
Medal record Men's lawn bowls Representing Scotland British Commonwealth Games Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch Fours Representing New Zealand Commonwealth Games Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton Fours Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane Fours World Outdoor Championships Gold medal – first place 1988 Auckland Triples Silver medal – second place 1984 Aberdeen Fours Silver medal – second place 1984 Aberdeen Team Silver medal – second place 1988 Auckland Fours Silver medal – second place 1988 Auckland Team Bronze medal – third place 1980 Melbourne Triples Bronze medal – third place 1980 Melbourne Fours Bronze medal – third place 1984 Aberdeen Triples

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.

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.

A gold medal finally came in 1988 when he won the triples at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.

He won the 1978 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Linwood Bowls Club.

Moffat died on 13 March 1992.

Awards

In 2013, Moffat was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.

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)