Mike Galloway (bowls) explained

Mike Galloway
Birth Date:14 June 1966
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Royal Oak Bowls
Pakuranga Bowling Club
Nationals:Singles champion (2021)
Pairs champion (2001)

Mike Galloway (born 1966) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1] [2] He is a double National champion and represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.[3]

Bowls career

Galloway made his international debut in 1997 against Fiji.[4] He won the New Zealand National Bowls Championships, first in 2001, when winning the pairs with David Clark when bowling for Pakuranga and then 20 years later when winning the singles title bowling for Royal Oak.[5]

Galloway was awarded the joint 2020-21 male New Zealand Player of the Year.[4] In 2022, he was selected for the men's triples and men's fours events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1]

In 2024, Galloway won another National Bowls Championships, when claiming the fours title with Martin Dixon, Steve Fisher and David Clark.[6]

Personal life

Galloway is an Auckland-based greenkeeper by trade.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Galloway. Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. 30 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Bowls titles Mike Galloway. Bowlstawa. 30 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Lawns bowls athletes named to the new New Zealand team. Olympic.org. 30 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Player of the Year, Mike Galloway. Bowls New Zealand. 30 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Men's singles draw and results. Bowls New Zealand . 30 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Galloway claims third national title in skipping four to victory . Otago Daily Times . 26 February 2024 . 28 June 2024.

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