Gary McCloy

Gary McCloy (born 28 May 1969) is an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Gary McCloy
Personal information
Nationality Northern Ireland
Born (1969-05-28) 28 May 1969
Sport
ClubPortrush
Medal record
Lawn bowls
Representing Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
2000 Johannesburg Fours
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur Fours

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.

He was also part of the fours team that secured the gold medal for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the other members were Ian McClure, Martin McHugh and Neil Booth.[2]

He also won the 1994 and 2019 Irish National Bowls Championships singles title.[3][4][5]

Personal life

He is married to fellow Irish international bowler Donna McNally and they run the Ballybrakes bowls shop within the Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club.[6]

References
  1. "Profile: Gary McCloy". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  3. "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  5. "Hogg and Wilson back on winners' podium after nine years". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  6. "Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club". Association Ireland Indoor Bowls. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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