Alicia Crangle

Alicia Crangle/Weir
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1970-03-30) 30 March 1970
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubSalisbury BC, Belfast
NI Civil Service BC, Belfast
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2002, 2016 triples
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2001, 2017 singles
Gold medal – first place 2002, 2009 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2001, 2015 triples
Gold medal – first place 2015 fours

Alicia Crangle married name Alicia Weir (born 30 March 1970) is a former international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Crangle a pediatrician by profession, was a member of the Salisbury Bowls Club in Belfast[1] and represented the combined Ireland team at international level.[2]

Crangle represented the Northern Irish team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[3] where she competed in the fours event, with Patricia Horner, Donna McNally and Geraldine Law.[4]

After marrying she played under the name of Alicia Weir[5] and represented the Northern Irish team again[6] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England,[7] where she competed in the fours event, with Patricia Horner, Dessa Baird and Paula Montgomery.[8]

Bowling for the NI Civil Service Bowls Club in Belfast, she won seven national titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships; the singles in 2002 and 2017, the pairs in 2002 and 2009, the triples in 2001 and 2015 and the fours in 2015.[9]

She subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning titles in 2002, 2010 and 2016.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Bowls". Newtownabbey Times and East Antrim Times. 12 December 1996. p. 50. Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Alicia will be missed". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1998. p. 41. Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Hot-shot Bobby misses party". Belfast News-Letter. 16 June 1998. p. 45. Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Irish Caps 1983-2019.xlsx" (PDF). IWBA. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ^ "NI Commonwealth squad revealed". BBC Sport. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Manchester on their mind". Belfast News-Letter. 6 June 2002. p. 45. Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Northern Ireland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. ^ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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