Sammy Allen

Samuel Barnett Allen is a Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler and was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland on 6 July 1938.

Sammy Allen
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1938-07-06) 6 July 1938
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sport
ClubBallymena BC
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1982 BrisbaneMen's fours
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Aberdeen Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 1988 Auckland Men's fours
Silver medal – second place 1992 Worthing Men's pairs
Gold medal – first place 1996 Adelaide Men's pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1980singles

Bowls career

Allen has been bowling since 1966 and has skipped a combined Ireland both indoors and outdoors. He won a Fours bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland. Allen also won a gold medal for the Triples in the 1984 World Outdoor Championships in Aberdeen and a Fours gold at the 1988 World Outdoor Championships in Auckland.[1] Further success came when he won the 1996 World Outdoor Championships Pairs Gold in Adelaide with Jeremy Henry.

Allen still plays outdoors for the Ballymena Seniors team and his other achievements include winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1980 [2][3] and the 1979 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.[4][5]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  3. "Seniors eye more Irish Cup success". Ballymena Times.
  4. "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  5. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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