Gary Kelly (bowls)

Gary Kelly (born 10 May 1989) is an Australian based Northern Irish international indoor and lawn bowler.[1]

Gary Kelly
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Sport
Sportbowls
ClubBallybrakes Community (indoors)
Ballymoney BC / Warilla (outdoors)
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhisingles
Representing Combined Ireland
World Bowls Championship
2016 Christchurch pairs
World Cup Singles
2019 Warilla singles
Atlantic Bowls Championships
2011 Paphospairs
2015 Paphospairs
2015 Paphossingles
British Isles Championships
2010pairs
2018pairs

Bowls career

Outdoors

He won a bronze medal in the Men's singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2] In 2011 he won the pairs silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[3] and in 2015 he won the pairs gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4]

He won a silver medal for a combined Irish team with bowls pairs partner Ian McClure in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5]

In 2018 he was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[6] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]

In addition to his international successes he also won the 2007 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.[8]

Kelly moved to Australia after the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won the delayed 2020 Australian triples title with Corey Wedlock and Brendan Aquilina at the Australian National Bowls Championships.[9]

Indoors

His first major success indoors came in 2019 after he defeated Brendan Aquilina in the final of the World Cup Singles.[10]

He was part of the winning trio that won the inaugural Ultimate Bowls Championship in April 2019 winning $60,000 AUD in prize money.

References
  1. "Gary Kelly". Henselite bowls.
  2. "Commonwealth Games: Bowler Gary Kelly claims bronze after late heartache". Belfast Telegraph.
  3. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport.
  7. "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  8. "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  9. "NEW SOUTH WALES DOMINATE TRIPLES AT AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. "World Cup indoor singles – Day 9". Bowls International.
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