Catherine Beattie (bowls) explained

Catherine Beattie
Nationality:British (Northern Irish)
Birth Date:11 July 1981
Birth Place:Armagh, Northern Ireland
Sport:Lawn & indoor bowls
Club:County Antrim (indoors)
Larne BC (outdoors)

Catherine Beattie (née Catherine McMillen, born 1981) is a Northern Irish international lawn & indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Beattie represented a combined Ireland under her maiden name of Catherine McMillen and won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2] She also represented Northern Ireland during the 2014 Commonwealth Games before she was married.[3] McMillen lost in the bronze medal play off in the singles at the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Colleen Piketh. In 2015 she won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4]

In 2017, she won three medals at the European Bowls Championships[5] and one year later was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[6]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catherine McMillen profile. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. Web site: 2011 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls Ltd. 19 May 2021. 31 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031201626/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php. bot: unknown.
  3. Web site: 2015 Atlantic Championships – Day 14. World Bowls.com.
  4. Web site: 2015 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls. 16 May 2021.
  5. Web site: 2017 results. Bowls Europe. 21 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad. BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: World Bowls 2020 – Meet the Ireland Team. Irish Bowls Federation.