Simon Martin (bowls)
Northern Irish international lawn bowler (born 1976)
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Simon Matthew Martin (born 1976) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1] He reached a career high ranking of world number 13 in March 2025.[2]
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| Nationality | Northern Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1976 Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Belmont BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 13 (March 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
International
Martin was selected for the combined Irish team that competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He was part of the fours team with Martin McHugh, Neil Mulholland and Ian McClure that won a bronze medal in Christchurch.[3]
Two years later, he was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[4]
National
Martin is a four times National champion after winning events at the Irish National Bowls Championships, which included the singles in 2021.[5][6]
He also won the fours gold in 2016, 2019 and 2022.[7][8]
In 2023, he won the fours title, with Ryan Cavan, Nigel Beggs & Paul Daly at the British Isles Bowls Championships, held in Ayr.[9] He followed this up in September 2023, when he won his 5th and 6th national titles; the pairs (with Paul Daly) and the triples (with Daly and Mark McPeak).
Martin won double gold in the pairs and fours at the 2024 European Bowls Championships.[10]