Ian McClure (bowls)
Ian McClure is an indoor and lawn bowler born on 23 August 1973.Profile
Ian McClure is from Coleraine and began playing bowls in 1988 after being introduced to the sport by his father and the ex-international Willie Murray.Career
McClure was part of the fours team that secured the Gold medal for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the other members were Gary McCloy, Martin McHugh and Neil Booth. Other achievements include a fours bronze in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, a triples bronze in the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a fours bronze in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. McClure was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.He won a silver medal for the combined Irish team with bowls pairs partner Gary Kelly in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a fours bronze medal with Martin McHugh, Simon Martin and Neil Mulholland. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.National
McClure is a two time winner of the Irish National Bowls Championships singles and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2013. In addition he has also won two pairs titles and one triples crown at the Irish National Championships.
