Donna McNally
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| Birth name | Donna McNally | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1972 Dundonald, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ballymena BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Donna McCloy (née Donna McNally, born 2 September 1972) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career[]
McNally won the triples gold medal at the 1999 Atlantic Bowls Championships with Margaret Johnston and Dorothy Kane.[2][3] Six years later she won the fours bronze medal at the 2005 Atlantic Championships.[4]
She then won the bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[5]
After taking part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] she was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]
She won the 2012 fours title at the Irish National Bowls Championships bowling for the Ballymena Bowls Club.[8]
Personal life[]
She is married to fellow Irish international bowler Gary McCloy and they run the Ballybrakes bowls shop within the Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Donna McNally". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "'Johnston maintains dominance' (1999)". The Times. 29 March 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "'For the Record' (1999)". The Times. 25 March 1999. p. 53. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "2005 Atlantic Rim Games". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 2006-01-11. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Medallists". Burnside Bowling Club. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Donna McCloy". Glasgow 2010 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "Irish Women's Bowling Association National Championships". Irish Women's Bowling Association. Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club". Association Ireland Indoor Bowls. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
External links[]
- Donna McNally at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2002, 2006)
- Donna McNally at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Donna McCloy at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2010, 2014)
- Donna McCloy at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Donna McCloy at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Female lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
- Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland