Ian McClure (bowls)

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Ian McClure
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1973-08-23) 23 August 1973 (age 48)
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Sport
ClubPortrush BC
Medal record
Representing Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland combined
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Johannesburg fours
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide fours
Silver medal – second place 2016 Christchurch pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos pairs
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos fours
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paphos pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 singles
Gold medal – first place 1994 triples
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur fours
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria fours
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 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[]

Commonwealth Games[]

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. McClure was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[2]

World Championships[]

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] In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[4]

National[]

McClure is a two time winner of the Irish National Bowls Championships singles (2008 & 2012) [5] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2013.[6] [7] In addition he has also won two pairs titles and one triples crown at the Irish National Championships.

Other[]

In 2011 he won the pairs and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[8]and in 2015 he won the pairs gold medal and the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Ian McClure Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ^ "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  5. ^ "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  6. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  7. ^ "Bowls star Ian McClure wins singles title". Coleraine Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  8. ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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