Billy McKelvey
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Falls BC | ||||||||||||||
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William McKelvey is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
McKelvey was a member of the Fall Bowls Club of Belfast.[1]
He was the triples champion of Ireland at the 1976 and 1978 Irish National Bowls Championships.[2][3]
McKelvey was the 1980 British indoor champion.[4][5]
McKelvey represented the Northern Irish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[6] where he competed in the pairs event[7] with Brendan McBrien.[8]
References
- ^ "Pimley takes a winning stand". Belfast Telegraph. 7 January 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Bowls crown". Leicester Daily Mercury. 12 March 1980. p. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McKelvey is bowler of the month". Belfast Telegraph. 18 March 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.