Noel Graham (bowls) explained

Noel Henry Graham is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

Graham (born 1968) won a bronze medal in the fours at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.^{[2] [3]}

In the World Championships he won gold medal in the fours with Jonathan Ross, Neil Booth and Jim Baker^[4] and a silver medal with Jim Baker in the pairs during the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.^[5]

In 1995, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, in addition to winning three pairs titles in 1999, 2000 and 2005.^{[6] [7]} He won the 1995 Irish National Bowls Championships singles ^[8] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1996.^[9]

Graham retired from international competition in 2014.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: profile. Bowls Tawa. 2017-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160321044117/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2405. 2016-03-21. dead.
2. Web site: Noel Graham profile. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. News: Commonwealth Games call up for Ballyclare teacher . Newtownabbey Times and East Antrim Times . 31 January 2002 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 20 November 2024 .
4. Web site: "Ireland success." Times [London, England] 7 Aug. 2004]. The Times.
5. Web site: Irish pair lose final . BBC Sport . 10 November 2024 .
6. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Singles . HKLBA . 7 June 2021.
7. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Pairs . HKLBA . 7 June 2021.
8. Web site: IBA Singles winners. Irish Bowls Association.
9. Web site: Previous Winners. 30 July 2013 . British Isles Bowls Council.
10. Web site: Irish international duo Noel Graham and Neil Booth finally call it a day. News Letter.