Ian McClure (bowls)

Ian McClure
Personal information
Nationality  Northern Ireland
Born (1973-08-23) 23 August 1973
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
2000 Johannesburg fours
2012 Adelaide fours
2016 Christchurch pairs
2016 Christchurch fours
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpurfours
1994 Victoriafours
World Indoor Championships
2004 Yarmouth pairs

Ian McClure is an indoor and lawn bowler born on 23 August 1973.

Profile

Ian McClure is from Coleraine and began playing bowls in 1988 after being introduced to the sport by his father and the ex-international Willie Murray.[1]

Career

McClure was 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 Gary McCloy, Martin McHugh and Neil Booth. Other achievements include a fours bronze in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, a triples bronze in the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a fours bronze in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

In 2013 he won the British Isles men’s bowls championships, the first Irish winner for 61 years.[2]

He won a silver medal for the combined Irish team with bowls pairs partner Gary Kelly in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a fours bronze medal with Martin McHugh, Simon Martin and Neil Mulholland.[3]

McClure was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Ian McClure Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Bowls star Ian McClure wins singles title". Coleraine Times.
  3. ↑ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport.
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