Maureen Mallon

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Maureen Mallon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubLisnagarvey BC
Medal record
Representing Four Provinces Flag.svg combined Ireland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1985triples
Representing Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Irish Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1984, 1992triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991fours

Maureen Mallon is a former international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Mallon was a member of the Lisnagarvey Bowls Club [1] and represented the combined Ireland team at international level. [2]

Mallon represented the Northern Irish team [3] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, [4] where she competed in the fours event, with Kathleen Megrath, Nan Allely and Hilda Hamilton. [5]

She was a three-times champion of Ireland at the Irish National Bowls Championships, in the triples in 1984 and 1992 [6] and the fours in 1991. [7] [8] [9]

She subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning the triples title in 1985. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Garvey four in NIWPGL final" . Dromore Leader. 1 August 1990. p. 44. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Irish call for Maureen and Eileen" . Dromore Leader. 1 April 1987. p. 56. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 17 June 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  6. ↑ "Iris Scott, Peggy Mallon, Eileen Morrison and Maureen Mallon" . Ulster Star. 28 February 1992. p. 49. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Peggy Mallon, Iris Scott, Maureen Mallon and Eileen Morrison" . Ulster Star. 13 September 1991. p. 52. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  9. ↑ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Irish Bid End In Narrow Defeat" . Dromore Leader. 3 September 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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