Shannon McIlroy
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1987 Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Spouse | |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Stoke Bowling Club[1] |
Medal record | |
Shannon McIlroy (born 5 January 1987) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[2]
McIlroy won a bronze medal in the Men's singles at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[3]
Of Māori descent, McIlroy affiliates to the Ngāti Porou iwi.[4] He married fellow lawn bowls player Amy Brenton in January 2013.[5]
In 2016, he won a bronze medal with Mike Kernaghan at the World Bowls Championship in the Men's Pairs competition in Christchurch before winning the gold medal in the singles.[6]
He was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]
References
- ^ "Shannon McIlroy shows why he's the bowler to beat in singles play at national champs". Stuff.co.nz. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ^ "World Bowls Championships". Olympic.org.nz.
- ^ "Gold just inches away from McIlroy". Māori Television News. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Hills, Murray (29 December 2012). "Bride-to-be copes with pair pressure". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.
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