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Adam McKeown

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Adam McKeown is a Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler, born on 1 February 2000. He began playing outdoor bowls at the age of ten at Mossley Outdoor Bowling Club and in 2017 won the British Isles under-18 title, the first British champion in his club's history. He took singles bronze at the 2019 Atlantic Bowls Championships and the mixed doubles at the 2019/20 IIBC Championships indoors. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games he played in the men's triples and fours and won the fours gold medal. In 2023 he won pairs gold with Gary Kelly and fours bronze at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship, and in 2026 he won Commonwealth Games pairs gold with Kelly. His career high world ranking is number 20, reached in June 2024.

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Birth Year
2000 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Atlantic Bowls Championships, Competitions
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Commonwealth Games, Competitions
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World Bowls Championships, Competitions
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Plays

Lawn bowls, Sports
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Nationality

Northern Ireland

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is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler
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1. Adam McKeown (bowls) (Wikipedia)
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    Adam McKeown (born 1 February 2000)
  • Bowls career, 2022 Games
    In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  • Bowls career, 2022 fours gold
    In the fours the team of McKeown, Sam Barkley, Ian McClure and Martin McHugh won the gold medal defeating India in the final.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, 2023 World Championship
    he was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.
  • Competed In: Atlantic Bowls Championships, Bowls career, 2019 Atlantic
    he won the singles bronze medal at the 2019 Atlantic Bowls Championships.
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