Mark McGreal
{{short description|Isle of Man bowls player}}
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Mark McGreal (born 1986) is an international lawn and indoor bowler from the Isle of Man.{{cite web |title=LAWN BOWLS ISLE OF MAN INTERNATIONALS |url=http://www.lawnbowlsiom.com/international-bowls/profiles/mark-mcgreal.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923082448/https://www.lawnbowlsiom.com/international-bowls/profiles/mark-mcgreal.html |archive-date=2021-09-23 |access-date=2022-04-17 |publisher=Bowls Isle of Man}}{{cite web |date=2019-09-24 |title=England Continue to Impress at European Championships |url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/england-continue-to-impress-at-european-championships/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629073953/https://www.bowlsengland.com/england-continue-to-impress-at-european-championships/ |archive-date=2022-06-29 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Bowls England |publisher=}}
Bowls career
In 2018, McGreal represented the Isle of Man at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Lawn bowls tournament held on the Gold Coast in Australia.{{cite web |title=2018 CGF profile |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6008708-mark-mcgreal.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417202926/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6008708-mark-mcgreal.htm |archive-date=2022-04-17 |access-date=2022-04-17 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
In 2022, he won his fourth Isle of Man National indoor singles title, which qualified him to represent the Isle of Man at the 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships. The event had been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last=Kneen |first=Norman |date=2022-04-03 |title=Pilling and McGreal win singles championships |url=https://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/pilling-and-mcgreal-win-singles-championships-514799 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308153024/https://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/pilling-and-mcgreal-win-singles-championships-514799 |archive-date=2022-03-08 |access-date=2022-04-17 |publisher=Isle of Man Today}}{{cite web |title=Preview a new World Championship |url=http://www.bristolindoorbowls.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bowls-International-April-article.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422142553/http://www.bristolindoorbowls.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bowls-International-April-article.pdf |archive-date=2023-04-22 |access-date=2022-04-16 |publisher=Bristol Indoor Bowls}}{{cite web |title=World Bowls Indoor Championships |url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/world-indoor-championships/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427193103/https://www.worldbowls.com/event/world-indoor-championships/ |archive-date=2023-04-27 |access-date=2022-04-16 |publisher=World Bowls}}
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