Donna McNally
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| Birth name | Donna McNally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1972 Dundonald, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ballymena BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Donna McCloy (née Donna McNally, born 2 September 1972) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career[edit]
International[edit]
McNally won the triples gold medal at the 1999 Atlantic Bowls Championships with Margaret Johnston and Dorothy Kane.[2][3] Six years later she won the fours bronze medal at the 2005 Atlantic Championships.[4]
She then won the bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[5]
After taking part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] she was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]
National[edit]
McNally won the 2000 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships, bowling for the Comber Club. [8] Twelve years later she won the 2012 fours title at the National Championships bowling for the Ballymena Bowls Club.[9] A further ten years later in 2022, she won a third national title after winning the triples.[10]
Personal life[edit]
She is married to fellow Irish international bowler Gary McCloy and they run the Ballybrakes bowls shop within the Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Donna McNally". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "'Johnston maintains dominance' (1999)". The Times. 29 March 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "'For the Record' (1999)". The Times. 25 March 1999. p. 53. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "2005 Atlantic Rim Games". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Medallists". Burnside Bowling Club. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Donna McCloy". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Bowls". Sunday Life. 3 September 2000. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish Women's Bowling Association National Championships". Irish Women's Bowling Association. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "2022 IWBA National Championships". Northern Ireland Womens Private Greens League. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club". Association Ireland Indoor Bowls. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- Donna McNally at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2002, 2006)
- Donna McNally at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Donna McCloy at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2010, 2014)
- Donna McCloy at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Donna McCloy at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Female lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
- Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland