Davy Hamilton

Davy Hamilton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubBelmont BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 triples
Representing  Northern Ireland
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 1996 triples
Gold medal – first place 2003 fours

Davy Hamilton is a former international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Hamilton was a member of the Belmont Bowls Club[1] and represented the combined Ireland team at international level.[2] Indoors, Hamilton skipped the Belmont four that won the 1984 national championships and subsequently represented Ireland at the 1985 British Isles Bowls Championships.[3]

Hamilton represented the Northern Irish team at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[4] where he competed in the pairs event with Rodney McCutcheon.[5]

In July 1988 he reached the final of both the singles and pairs at the City of Belfast championships[6] and in September 1988 won both the singles and pairs at the Ballymena BC Championships.[7]

He was the champion of Ireland two times at the Irish National Bowls Championships,[8] winning the triples in 1996 and the fours in 2003[9] and subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they won the triples title in 1997.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Foundation". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 16 May 1990. p. 46. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "H/Kong trip". Ireland's Saturday Night. 22 June 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Top Class Games AT Dundee". Belfast News-Letter. 24 January 1985. p. 32. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  6. ^ "Hamilton Looking Ready To Make Bowling history". Ireland's Saturday Night. 23 July 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Double delight for Davy in bowling finals". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 14 September 1988. p. 37. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  10. ^ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
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