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Shauna O'Neill

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Shauna O'Neill
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubLimavady BC (outdoors)
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff triples
European Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ayr pairs

Shauna O'Neill (born 18 January 2000) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

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Shauna won the Irish U-25 singles in 2019.[3]

In 2019, she won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4] and in 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[5][3]

In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]

In 2023, she was selected by combined Ireland national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[6] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[7][8] In the triples partnering Sophie McIntyre and Chloe Wilson, the team won a bronze medal after losing to Australia in the semi finals.

O'Neill finished 2023 with a double success at the IIBC Championships, winning the singles and pairs titles.[9] In 2024 she won a silver medal at the 2024 European Bowls Championships in the pairs.[10]

Personal life

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O'Neill is a post office manager by trade.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Megan Devlin and Shauna O'Neill cite special bond in pursuit of gold in women's bowls pairs". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "World Bowls 2020 – Meet the Ireland Team". Irish Bowls Federation. 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  6. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Double Gold For Shauna". Bowls International. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ "European Championships – Finals day". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Inside Bowls Magazine, September 2023, pages 17-18, Working hard and the secret to success". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 8 September 2023.