John McCloughlin is an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler born on 9 March 1958.
He was born in
Lisburn
Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with ...
and has been bowling since the age of eleven. He has represented Ireland both indoors and outdoors. His greatest moment came when winning the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
in the
1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship fours. He has also won three medals at the
Commonwealth Games
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, a bronze medal in the
1982 Commonwealth Games
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fours, a silver medal in the
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...
fours and another bronze at the
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...
fours.
References
Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
Living people
1958 births
Sportspeople from Lisburn
Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
Bowls World Champions
Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
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