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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1962 Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bangor BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rodney McCutcheon (born on 3 April 1962) is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal at the world championships. [1]
McCutcheon was born in Bangor, County Down and as a schoolboy first played on the short mats. In 1982 he defeated Tony Allcock in the British Isles Under-25 singles championship.
He represented the Northern Irish team [2] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the pairs event, with Davy Hamilton. [3]
His best moment came in the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship when he won gold in the fours. [4]
He won a silver with Northern Ireland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [5]