Alex Lightbody

British lawn bowler Alex LightbodyPersonal informationFull nameAlexander LightbodyNationalityBritishBorn1966 Newtownards, County DownYears active1982 - PresentSportSportLawn & Indoor bowlsClubOutdoors - Castle BC, Bangor BC, Pickie BC Indoors - Belfast IBC Medal record Representing combined Ireland British Isles Championships 1993 singles Irish National Bowls Championships 1992 singles Alex Lightbody (born 1966) is an international lawn bowler, who has represented Ireland (combined) and Northern Ireland at international level. Bowls career Lightbody won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 1992. Trailing in the final against Gary McCloy 14–9, he came back to secure a 21–15 victory. In doing so he became the first Bangor bowler since Billy Tate to win the title. The 1992 Irish title qualified him for the 1993 British Isles Bowls Championships and he subsequently won the singles held in Worthing becoming the first Irish winner since David Corkill in 1980. Other titles Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) singles title: 1992 Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) fours title: 1983 European ranking Lightbody has a Professional Bowls Association European ranking