Shauna O'Neill

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Shauna O'Neill
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubLimavady BC (outdoors)
Medal record
Representing Four Provinces Flag.svg combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gold Coast triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Cardifftriples
European Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Ayrpairs

Shauna O'Neill (born 18 January 2000) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler. [1] [2]

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Bowls career

Shauna won the Irish U-25 singles in 2019. [3]

In 2019, she won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships [4] and in 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. [5] [3]

In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [1]

In 2023, she was selected by combined Ireland national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship. [6] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. [7] [8] In the triples partnering Sophie McIntyre and Chloe Wilson, the team won a bronze medal after losing to Australia in the semi finals.

O'Neill finished 2023 with a double success at the IIBC Championships, winning the singles and pairs titles. [9] In 2024 she won a silver medal at the 2024 European Bowls Championships in the pairs. [10]

Personal life

O'Neill is a post office manager by trade. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Megan Devlin and Shauna O'Neill cite special bond in pursuit of gold in women's bowls pairs". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "World Bowls 2020 – Meet the Ireland Team". Irish Bowls Federation. 13 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  6. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Double Gold For Shauna". Bowls International. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "European Championships – Finals day". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Inside Bowls Magazine, September 2023, pages 17-18, Working hard and the secret to success". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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