Donna McNally

Northern Irish lawn bowler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donna McCloy (née Donna McNally, born 2 September 1972) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]

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Donna McCloy
née Donna McNally
Personal information
Birth nameDonna McNally
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1972-09-02) 2 September 1972 (age 52)
Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBallymena BC
Medal record
Lawn bowls
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
2008 Christchurch Fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
1999 Cape Towntriples
2005 Bangorfours
Irish Nationals
2000pairs
2012fours
2022triples
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Bowls career

International

McNally won the triples gold medal at the 1999 Atlantic Bowls Championships with Margaret Johnston and Dorothy Kane.[2][3] Six years later she won the fours bronze medal at the 2005 Atlantic Championships.[4]

She then won the bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[5]

After taking part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] she was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]

National

McNally won the 2000 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships, bowling for the Comber Club. [8] Twelve years later she won the 2012 fours title at the National Championships bowling for the Ballymena Bowls Club.[9] A further ten years later in 2022, she won a third national title after winning the triples.[10]

Personal life

She is married to fellow Irish international bowler Gary McCloy and they run the Ballybrakes bowls shop within the Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club.[11]

References

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