Gary Kelly (bowls)
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| Nationality |  Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1989 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ballybrakes Community (indoors) Ballymoney BC (outdoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gary Kelly (born 10 May 1989) is a Northern Irish international indoor and lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
Outdoors
He won a bronze medal in the Men's singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]
He won a silver medal for a combined Irish team with bowls pairs partner Ian McClure in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[3]
In 2018 he was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[5]
In addition to his international successes he also won the 2007 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.[6]
Indoors
His first major success indoors came in 2019 after he defeated Brendan Aquilina in the final of the World Cup Singles.[7]
He was part of the winning trio that won the inaugural Ultimate Bowls Championship in April 2019 winning $60,000 AUD in prize money.
References
- ^ "Gary Kelly". Henselite bowls.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Bowler Gary Kelly claims bronze after late heartache". Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
- ^ "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
- ^ "World Cup indoor singles – Day 9". Bowls International.