Jim Baker (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | 18 February 1958 |
| Sport | |
| Club | Cliftonville BC[1] Ballymena BC |
Medal record | |
Jim Baker is a former Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[2]
Bowls career
Baker won the 1984 World Indoor Bowls Championship, becoming the first and to date only open champion from Northern Ireland. He was also runner-up in 1982.[3]
Baker was part of the gold medal-winning triples for the combined Irish team in the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and gold medal-winning fours in the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] He won a silver with Northern Ireland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]
In the 2004 World Championship, he won a third gold medal for the combined Irish team in the fours with Jonathan Ross, Noel Graham and Neil Booth[6] and a silver medal with Noel Graham in the pairs during the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7]
In addition, he won another Commonwealth Games medal at the 2002 Games in Manchester.[8][9]
At national level, he also won the 1989 Irish National Bowls Championships singles, bowling for Cliftonville Bowls Club.[10]
References
- ^ "Busy week for Brendan and Jim". Belfast Telegraph. 25 July 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls the Records. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Ulster Sports Museum". Ulster Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "A happy golden return for Wood". South Wales Daily Post. 2 February 1990. Retrieved 16 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ ""Ireland success." Times [London, England] 7 Aug. 2004". The Times.
- ^ "Irish pair lose final". BBC Sport. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games call up for Ballyclare teacher". Newtownabbey Times and East Antrim Times. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "IBA Singles winners". Irish Bowls Association.