Sammy Allen
Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler (born 1938)
About Sammy Allen
Born 1938. Sammy Allen is a British.
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. 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.
Allen played outdoors for the Ballymena Seniors team and his other achievements include winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1980 and the 1979 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.
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Who is Sammy Allen?
Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler (born 1938)
When was Sammy Allen born?
Sammy Allen was born on 6 July 1938 in Belfast.
What nationality is Sammy Allen?
Sammy Allen is British.
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