Billy McKelvey

Billy McKelvey

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Sport
Sport	Lawn and indoor bowls
Club	Falls BC
Medal record Representing  Northern Ireland Irish Nationals 1976 triples 1978 triples

William McKelvey is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

McKelvey was a member of the Fall Bowls Club of Belfast.^[1]

He was the triples champion of Ireland at the 1976 and 1978 Irish National Bowls Championships.^[2][3]

McKelvey was the 1980 British indoor champion.^[4][5]

McKelvey represented the Northern Irish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,^[6] where he competed in the pairs event^[7] with Brendan McBrien.^[8]

References

1. "Pimley takes a winning stand". Belfast Telegraph. 7 January 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
3. "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
4. "Bowls crown". Leicester Daily Mercury. 12 March 1980. p. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "McKelvey is bowler of the month". Belfast Telegraph. 18 March 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
7. "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.