Mark McMahon is a Scottish born indoor and lawn

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player, who has represented England, Hong Kong and Australia at international level.

Bowls

Outdoors

He has had a nomadic career being born in Scotland but representing Hong Kong until 1995 and then England and Australia at international level. He represented Hong Kong at three

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in 1986, 1990 and 1994 with his greatest achievement being a

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in the

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at the

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in Auckland, New Zealand. He won five medals at the

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representing Hong Kong, they were four silver medals and one bronze medal from 1989 to 1993. In 1988, he won the

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pairs title.

Indoors

He has competed at the World indoor Championships since 1989 and has reached a career best seeding of three and we won the 2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs title in

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with bowls partner

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Family

Both of his parents Bill McMahon and Rosemary McMahon were international bowlers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McMahon, Mark Living people English male bowls players Hong Kong male bowls players Scottish male bowls players Australian male bowls players Indoor Bowls World Champions 1970 births Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Hong Kong Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games