Alicia Crangle
Northern Irish international lawn bowler
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Alicia Crangle married name Alicia Weir (born 30 March 1970) is a former international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
NI Civil Service BC, Belfast
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salisbury BC, Belfast NI Civil Service BC, Belfast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Crangle a pediatrician by profession, was a member of the Salisbury Bowls Club in Belfast[1] and represented the combined Ireland team at international level.[2]
Crangle represented the Northern Irish team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[3] where she competed in the fours event, with Patricia Horner, Donna McNally and Geraldine Law.[4]
After marrying she played under the name of Alicia Weir[5] and represented the Northern Irish team again[6] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England,[7] where she competed in the fours event, with Patricia Horner, Dessa Baird and Paula Montgomery.[8]
Bowling for the NI Civil Service Bowls Club in Belfast, she won seven national titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships; the singles in 2002 and 2017, the pairs in 2002 and 2009, the triples in 2001 and 2015 and the fours in 2015.[9]
She subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning titles in 2002, 2010 and 2016.[10]
