Sarah Kelly (bowls)

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Sarah Kelly
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born1986 [1]
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubCrumlin BC (outdoors)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Ayrpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024singles
Irish Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016, 2018fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018, 2019, 2024, 2025pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023singles

Sarah Kelly (born 1986) is an Irish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Kelly has won seven National championships after winning one singles, four pairs titles and two fours titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships. Six of the titles were won with her mother Noeleen Kelly (Kelly being a member of the fours team and the partner in the pairs). Sarah has also captained Ireland. [1]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [1] In 2022, she won pairs silver at the European Bowls Championships. [3]

In 2023, she won her fifth national title, after winning the singles at the Irish national finals. [4]

Shortly afterwards in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [5] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events. [6] [7]

In 2024, she won the singles title at the British Isles Bowls Championships. [8] She then successfully retained her Irish pairs title at the 2025 nationals in Lurgan. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Bowls 2020 – Meet the Ireland Team". Irish Bowls Federation.
  2. ↑ "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  3. ↑ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hall-Thompson Cup". Irish Lawn Bowls. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "British Bowls Championships report". Bowls England. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "2025 Winners". IWBA. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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