Ian McClure (bowls)

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

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]
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]

References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Ian McClure Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Bowls star Ian McClure wins singles title". Coleraine Times.


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