Simon Martin (bowls)

Simon Matthew Martin (born 1976) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]

Simon Martin
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1976-02-27) 27 February 1976
Northern Ireland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBelmont BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2023fours
Representing  Northern Ireland
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place2016fours
Gold medal – first place2019fours
Gold medal – first place2021singles
Gold medal – first place2022fours
Gold medal – first place2023pairs
Gold medal – first place2023triples

Bowls career

International

Martin was selected for the combined Irish team that competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He was part of the fours team with Martin McHugh, Neil Mulholland and Ian McClure that won a bronze medal in Christchurch.[2]

Two years later, he was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[3]

National

Martin is a four times National champion after winning events at the Irish National Bowls Championships, which included the singles in 2021.[4][5]

He also won the fours gold in 2016, 2019 and 2022.[6][7]

In 2023, he won the fours title, with Ryan Cavan, Nigel Beggs & Paul Daly at the British Isles Bowls Championships, held in Ayr.[8] He followed this up in September 2023, when he won his 5th and 6th national titles; the pairs (with Paul Daly) and the triples (with Daly and Mark McPeak).

References
  1. "Simon Martin profile" (PDF). World Bowls.
  2. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport.
  4. "IBA Championships". Irish Bowls Association. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "IBA Champions". NIPGL. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. "Hogg and Wilson back on winners' podium after nine years". Belfast Telegraph.
  7. "2022 IBA Championships". Irish Bowls Association. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. "ENGLAND WINNERS TRIUMPH AT BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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