Adam McKeown (bowls)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Northern Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Old Bleach BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 20 (June 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adam McKeown (born 1 February 2000) is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]McKeown won the British Isles U-18 title in 2017. Two years later he won the singles bronze medal at the 2019 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3] Indoors he has won the mixed doubles title at the 2019/20 IIBC Championships.[4]
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5] In the fours the team of McKeown, Sam Barkley, Ian McClure and Martin McHugh won the gold medal defeating India in the final.[6] Just one month later he won his first national title when winning the open singles at the Irish National Bowls Championships.[7]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[8] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.[9][10] In the pairs with Gary Kelly, they topped their group before going on to win the gold medal, defeating Australia in the final. He then won a bronze medal in the fours (partnering Stuart Bennett, Ian McClure and Martin McHugh) to complete a very successful Championship. He also represented Ireland at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "From U18 to over 50 British Isles success". Irish Bowls Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Irelands Latest World Champions". Association of Irish Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: NI's men's fours win gold with thumping final win in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBA Championships". Irish Bowls Association. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Ireland will give everything in bid for Hong Kong Classic joy: Mark Wilson". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls World Champions
- 21st-century British sportsmen