Neil Mulholland

{{short description|Northern Irish international lawn bowler (born 1980)}}

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Neil Mulholland (born 13 February 1980) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

He won a silver medal in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1034914/neil_mulholland.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026000441/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1034914/neil_mulholland.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 October 2016|title=Glasgow 2014 profile|publisher=Glasgow 2014 official site}} In 2015 he won the triples and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2015-atlantic-championship/|title=2015 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}

In 2016 he was part of the fours team with Martin McHugh, Simon Martin and Ian McClure that won a bronze medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/2016WorldBowlsChampionshipFinalsResults.html|title=2016 World Bowls Championship Finals|publisher=Burnside Bowling Club}}

He won the 2014 Irish National Bowls Championships singles {{cite web|url=http://irishbowlingassociation.co.uk/iba-national-championships-previous-winners/|title=IBA Singles winners|publisher=Irish Bowls Association}} and in 2015 he became the World Singles Champion of Champions defeating Fairul Izwan Abd Muin of Malaysia in the final.{{cite web|url=http://irishbowlingassociation.co.uk/uncategorized/world-champion-neil/|title=World Champion Neil|publisher=Irish Bowling Association}}

In 2019 he won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}

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