Eileen Bell (bowls)

Eileen Bell is a former Irish lawn and indoor bowler born in 1936.[1]

Eileen Bell
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born1936
Ballynahinch
Sport
ClubBelfast BC/Shaws Bridge BC
Medal record
Representing Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Torontopairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1974singles
Gold medal – first place1983singles
Gold medal – first place1986singles
Gold medal – first place1988triples
Gold medal – first place1985fours
Gold medal – first place1986fours

Bowls career

Bell started bowling in the sixties in her home town of Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland. Bell won the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship pairs Gold in Toronto when partnering Nan Allely. She bowled for the Belfast BC (outdoors) and Shaws Bridge (indoors).

Bell is the winner of nine Irish National Bowls Championships and has been three times British Isles Bowls Championships singles title holder (1974, 1983 & 1986), a record only bettered by fellow Irish bowler Margaret Johnston. In addition she has also won a triples and fours title.[2][3]

References
  1. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  3. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.