Joyce Dickey

Joyce Dickey
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1958-08-27) 27 August 1958
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubHawick BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Scottish Nationals
Gold medal – first place1998pairs

Joyce Dickey (born 27 August 1958) is an international lawn bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Dickey began playing bowls in 1980 and was a member of the Hawick Bowls Club.[1] She represented Scotland at international level from 1992 to 2014.[2]

Dickey represented the Scottish team[3] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England,[4] where she competed in the fours event, with Betty Forsyth, Sandra Steven and Sarah Gourlay.[5]

She was the pairs champion of Scotland with Julie Forrest at the 1998 Scottish National Bowls Championships[6] and subsequently qualified to represent Scotland at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[7]

Dickey was three times winner of the Ayr Bowling tournament in 2008, 2010 and 2012 and as of 2023 was still active in bowls.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Hawick joy". The Scotsman. 21 June 1999. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "List of Ladies International Players" (PDF). Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Eight for Games". The Scotsman. 28 May 2002. p. 17. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scots hold nerve as player collapses". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 27 July 2002. p. 67. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bowls: East Lothian ladies victorious on return to action". East Lothian Courier. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.