Martin McHugh (bowls)

Hugh Martin McHugh (born 1973) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]

Martin McHugh
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1973-05-14) 14 May 1973
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubOld Bleach BC
Medal record
Representing Ireland combined
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Johannesburg triples
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch fours
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast triples
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Paphosfours
Bronze medal – third place2015 Paphostriples
Bronze medal – third place2015 Paphosfours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2004singles
Gold medal – first place2005singles
Gold medal – first place2016singles
Gold medal – first place2007pairs
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpurfours
Gold medal – first place2022 Birminghamfours

Bowls career

World Championships

McHugh competed in five successive World Bowls Championships in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016 and 2023. He won a triples bronze medal in the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and in 2016, was part of the combined Irish fours team with Simon Martin, Neil Mulholland and Ian McClure that won a bronze medal in Christchurch.[2] In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[5][6] In the triples with Ian McClure and Stuart Bennett, he won the bronze medal. He then won a second bronze medal in the fours event (partnering McClure, Bennett and Adam McKeown) after winning their group but losing to Australia in the semi final.

Commonwealth Games

McHugh has also competed in seven Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. He won a fours gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

McHugh was selected for his sixth Games as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7] In 2022 he was selected for his seventh Commonwealth Games, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8] In the fours the team of Sam Barkley, Adam McKeown, Ian McClure and McHugh won the gold medal defeating India in the final.[9]

National

He has been capped 91 times by Ireland.[1]

He is the winner of eighteen senior titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships.[10] He has won six singles and went undefeated for four years winning in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, the other two wins came in 2013 and 2015.[11] In addition to the six singles he has won six pairs (five with Barry Browne 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) and (one with Sam Barkley 2021),[12] two triples (2016, 2017), two fours (1996 & 2005)[13] and two junior titles.

Other

He also has four British Isles Bowls Championships, three singles (2004, 2005 & 2016) and one pairs (1999) with Barry Browne (2007) [14] and also has a record of 35 NIBA championships. In 2011 he won a silver medal and in 2015 he won two bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[15] He also won the Private greens league championship pairs in 2021 with Sam Barkley.

References
  1. "Martin McHugh profile" (PDF). World Bowls.
  2. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  4. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport.
  8. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "Commonwealth Games: NI's men's fours win gold with thumping final win in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. "BOWLS: McHugh claims seventh NIBA Singles title". Carrick Fergus Times.
  11. "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  12. "IBA Champions". NIPGL. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  13. "CIS Irish Mens Championships". Irish Independent. 7 September 1996. p. 23. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  15. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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