Neil Booth

Neil Booth

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Born	(1968-02-19) 19 February 1968 Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Medal record Representing File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland World Outdoor Championships Gold medal – first place 2004 Ayr fours Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr team Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide triples Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide fours British Isles Championships Gold medal – first place 2002 fours Representing Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur fours Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester fours Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne triples Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow triples

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MBE insignia

Neil Booth MBE (born 19 February 1968) is a former Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler and bowls team coach and manager.

Bowls career

Booth has won three World Championship medals starting with the gold medal in the fours at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr with Jonathan Ross, Noel Graham and Jim Baker. This was followed by two bronze medals in 2012.

In addition Booth has won four Commonwealth Games medals. He won the gold medal in the fours at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur with Gary McCloy, Ian McClure and Martin McHugh. He won a bronze in 2002, a silver medal in 2006 and another silver in 2014.

Booth retired from international competition in 2014.

Coaching

Booth was selected as a coach for the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He was team manager for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.

Honours

• * File:Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.svg: Member of the Order of the British Empire (2025)

External links

• Neil Booth at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Neil Booth at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Neil Booth at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)