Bernie O'Neill (bowls)

Bernadette O'Neill is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bernie O'Neill
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
BornNorthern Ireland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubPortstewart BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Johannesburg fours
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Johannesburg pairs
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paphos triples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 pairs
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 1999 singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2014 singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 singles

Bowls career

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International

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O'Neill won the bronze medal in the fours and pairs at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2] In addition she won a gold medal at the World Champion of Champions in the triples.[3]

In 2009, she won the fours and pairs bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5] and in 2015 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[6]

National

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O'Neill won three singles titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships bowling for the Portstewart Bowls Club, in 1999, 2014 and 2016.[7][8] She also won the pairs in 2004.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Team 2017". Provincial Town's Women's Bowling Association.
  2. ^ "Medallists". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "Ireland, Scotland and South Africa win gold at Atlantic Games". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Irish Women's Bowling Association National Championships". Irish Women's Bowling Association.
  8. ^ "IWBA Championships". Ireland's Saturday Night. 28 August 1999. p. 22. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive.