Simon Matthew Martin (born 1976) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler. He reached a career high ranking of world number 13 in March 2025.

Bowls career

International

Martin was selected for the combined Irish team that competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He was part of the fours team with Martin McHugh, Neil Mulholland and Ian McClure that won a bronze medal in

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. Two years later, he was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the

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on the Gold Coast in

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National

Martin is a four times National champion after winning events at the

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, which included the singles in 2021. He also won the fours gold in 2016, 2019 and 2022. In 2023, he won the fours title, with Ryan Cavan, Nigel Beggs & Paul Daly at the British Isles Bowls Championships, held in Ayr. He followed this up in September 2023, when he won his 5th and 6th national titles; the pairs (with Paul Daly) and the triples (with Daly and Mark McPeak). Martin won double gold in the pairs and fours at the 2024 European Bowls Championships.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Simon 1976 births Living people Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland