Sam Barkley (bowls)

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Sam Barkley
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 24)
Sport
ClubOld Bleach (outdoor)
County Antrim (indoor)
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham fours
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2021 pairs

Sam Barkley (born 28 March 1999 in Northern Ireland) is a combined Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

Barkley made his indoor bowling debut for Ireland in 2016.[3] In 2020, he won the Junior singles at the British Isles Indoor Championships.[4]

He made his debut at the World Championships during the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship competing in the singles and pairs.[5] In 2021, he became a National champion after winning the pairs with Martin McHugh at the Irish National Bowls Championships.[6][7]

In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8] In the fours the team of Barkley, Adam McKeown, Ian McClure and Martin McHugh won the gold medal defeating India in the final.[9]

Personal life

He is a plumber by trade.

A member of the Orange Institution, he won the 2023 Orange "Sporting Achievement Award".

References

  1. ^ "SPAIN – TEST SERIES The following have been selected to represent Ireland". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "BOWLS: It's six of the best for new-look Irish". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ "AIIB Senior International record". Association of Irish Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ "AIIB treble at BIIBC Championships". Association of Irish Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Draw and results". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ "IBA Championships". Irish Bowls Association. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ "IBA Champions". NIPGL. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  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.