Noel Graham (bowls)

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Noel Graham
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1968-11-02) 2 November 1968 (age 53)
Sport
ClubLisnagarvey BC
Medal record
Representing Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ayr fours
Silver medal – second place 2004 Ayr pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 singles
Gold medal – first place 1999 triples
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria fours
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester fours

Noel Henry Graham is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career[]

Graham (born 1968) won a bronze medal in the fours at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[2]

In the World Championships he won gold medal in the fours with Jonathan Ross, Neil Booth and Jim Baker and a silver medal with Jim Baker in the pairs during the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[3]

In 1995, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, in addition to winning three pairs titles in 1999, 2000 and 2005.[4][5] He won the 1995 Irish National Bowls Championships singles [6] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1996.[7]

Graham retired from international competition in 2014.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ^ "Noel Graham profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ ""Ireland success." Times [London, England] 7 Aug. 2004". The Times.
  4. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  7. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  8. ^ "Irish international duo Noel Graham and Neil Booth finally call it a day". News Letter.
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