Sammy Allen

Sammy Allen
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1938-07-06) 6 July 1938
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubBallymena BC
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane Men's fours
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Men's fours
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Men's pairs
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Aberdeen Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 1988 Auckland Men's fours
Silver medal – second place 1992 Worthing Men's pairs
Gold medal – first place 1996 Adelaide Men's pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 singles

Samuel Barnett Allen (born 6 July 1938) is a former lawn and indoor bowler from Northern Ireland.

Bowls career

Allen has been bowling since 1966 and has skipped a combined Ireland both indoors and outdoors. He won a Fours bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland. Allen also won a gold medal for the Triples in the 1984 World Outdoor Championships in Aberdeen and a Fours gold at the 1988 World Outdoor Championships in Auckland.[1] Further success came when he won the 1996 World Outdoor Championships Pairs Gold in Adelaide with Jeremy Henry.

He won a silver with Northern Ireland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

Allen played outdoors for the Ballymena Seniors team and his other achievements include winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1980[3][4] and the 1979 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "A happy golden return for Wood". South Wales Daily Post. 2 February 1990. Retrieved 16 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  4. ^ "Seniors eye more Irish Cup success". Ballymena Times.
  5. ^ "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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