Sam Barkley (bowls)
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Sam Barkley (born 28 March 1999 in Northern Ireland) is a combined Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Old Bleach (outdoor) County Antrim (indoor) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
References
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