Sam Barkley (bowls)

Sam Barkley

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Born	(1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Club	Old Bleach (outdoor) County Antrim (indoor)
Medal record Representing   Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham fours Irish Nationals 2021 pairs

Sam Barkley (born 28 March 1999 in Northern Ireland) is a combined Irish international lawn and indoor bowler. ^{[1] [2]}

Bowls career

Barkley made his indoor bowling debut for Ireland in 2016. ^[3] In 2020, he won the Junior singles at the British Isles Indoor Championships. ^[4]

He made his debut at the World Championships during the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship competing in the singles and pairs. ^[5] In 2021, he became a National champion after winning the pairs with Martin McHugh at the Irish National Bowls Championships. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. ^[8] In the fours the team of Barkley, Adam McKeown, Ian McClure and Martin McHugh won the gold medal defeating India in the final. ^[9]

Personal life

He is a plumber by trade.

References

1. "SPAIN – TEST SERIES The following have been selected to represent Ireland". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
2. "BOWLS: It's six of the best for new-look Irish". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
3. "AIIB Senior International record". Association of Irish Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
4. "AIIB treble at BIIBC Championships". Association of Irish Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
5. "Draw and results". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
6. "IBA Championships". Irish Bowls Association. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
7. "IBA Champions". NIPGL. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
8. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
9. "Commonwealth Games: NI's men's fours win gold with thumping final win in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.