Frank Campbell (bowls)

Frank Campbell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubCarrickfergus BC
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane men's fours

Frank Campbell is an Irish international lawn bowls player.[1][2]

Biography

Campbell was a member of the Carrickfergus Bowls Club.[3]

Campbell represented the Northern Irish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[4] where he competed in the fours event.[5][6]

The team consisting of Campbell, Sammy Allen, Willie Watson and John McCloughlin won a bronze medal.[7][8]

He was the pairs runner-up at the 1980 Irish National Bowls Championships.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "Campbell v Murray in pairs semi final". Belfast Telegraph. 9 August 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  7. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists Bowls". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  10. ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 4 January 2026.