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Shannon McIlroy

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Shannon John McIlroy, born on 5 January 1987, is a New Zealand international lawn bowler who played for Stoke Bowling Club and reached a career high world ranking of 42. At the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch he won the singles gold medal and, with Mike Kernaghan, a pairs bronze, after an earlier singles bronze in 2012. He has won six medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including a singles and pairs double gold in 2019 at the Gold Coast. He has also won national singles and fours titles, and competed at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is of Maori descent and affiliates to the Ngati Porou iwi.

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1987 1
Gender
Male 1
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5+ 1
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is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
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    Shannon John McIlroy (born 5 January 1987)
  • Bowls career, Asia Pacific
    McIlroy has won six medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
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    is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.
  • Bowls career, event entered
    McIlroy won a bronze medal in the Men's singles at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, World Outdoor Championships
    McIlroy won a bronze medal in the Men's singles at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career, Commonwealth Games
    In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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