Sammy Allen

Sammy Allen is a Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler and was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland on 6 July 1938.

Sammy Allen
Personal information
Nationality Northern Ireland
Born (1938-07-06) 6 July 1938
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sport
ClubBallymena BC
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
1982 BrisbaneMen's fours
Representing Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
1984 Aberdeen Men's triples
1988 Auckland Men's fours
1992 Worthing Men's pairs
1996 Adelaide Men's pairs

Bowls career

Allen has been bowling since 1966 and has skipped a combined Ireland both indoors and outdoors. He won a Fours bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland. Allen also won a gold medal for the Triples in the 1984 World Outdoor Championships in Aberdeen and a Fours gold at the 1988 World Outdoor Championships in Auckland.[1] Further success came when he won the 1996 World Outdoor Championships Pairs Gold in Adelaide with Jeremy Henry.

Allen still plays outdoors for the Ballymena Seniors team and his other achievements include winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1980 [2][3] and the 1979 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.[4] [5]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  3. "Seniors eye more Irish Cup success". Ballymena Times.
  4. "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  5. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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