John McCloughlin

John McCloughlin is an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler born on 9 March 1958.

Biography

McLoughlin was born in Lisburn and bowled from the age of eleven. He has represented Ireland both indoors and outdoors.
He represented the Northern Irish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where he competed in the fours event. The team of McLoughlin, Frank Campbell, Willie Watson and Sammy Allen won a bronze medal.
His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal in the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship fours.
He won a silver with Northern Ireland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and another bronze at the 1994 Commonwealth Games fours.