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Barbara Cameron (bowls)

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Barbara Cameron
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1962-04-16) 16 April 1962 (age 62)
Coalisland, Northern Ireland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBallymena BC
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Women's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Women's pairs
Representing combined Ireland
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Florida pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Durban pairs
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2001 singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 triples

Barbara Mary Cameron BEM (born 16 April 1962) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler and bowls coach.

Bowls career

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International

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In 1993, she won the pairs gold medal with Phillis Nolan at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships.[1][2] Two years later she won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships.[3][4]

She competed for Northern Ireland in the women's pairs event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[5][6] where she won a bronze medal.[7]

National

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In 2001, Cameron won the singles crown at the Irish National Bowls Championships, bowling for Ballymena BC. In 2022, she won the triples title.[8]

Coaching

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Cameron was selected as a coach for the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[9]

Cameron was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to lawn bowls in Northern Ireland.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "'Shaw strikes gold'". The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "'Guernsey finally falter". The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'". The Times. 24 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "'For the Record' (1995)". The Times. 1 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Bowler Barbara bids for bronze medal". Ballymena Times. 31 July 2014.
  7. ^ Beacom, Steve (2 August 2014). "Barbara Cameron's dream comes true at her fifth games". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ^ "2022 IWBA National Championships". Northern Ireland Womens Private Greens League. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ^ "In full: Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games squad is announced for Gold Coast 2018". Belfast Telegraph.
  10. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B26.