Mark McPeak

{{Short description|Irish lawn bowler}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Mark McPeak | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = Northern Irish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|16|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | club = Belmont BC | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{NIR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver | 2006 Melbourne|triples}} {{MedalCountry|25px combined Ireland}} {{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Paphos|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|British Isles Championships}} {{MedalGold|2001|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|Irish Nationals}} {{MedalGold|2000|fours}} {{MedalGold|2003|fours}} {{MedalGold|2021|fours}} {{MedalGold|2023|triples}} }}

'''Mark Brian McPeak''' (born 1968) is an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler born in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2872|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls tawa}}</ref>

== Bowls career == He won a silver medal in the Men's triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Thornbury, Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm|title=COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS|publisher=GBR Athletics}}</ref> McPeak competed in the triples and fours at the 2011 Atlantic Bowls Championships in Cyprus, winning a silver medal in the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2011/10/20/mens-triple-shock-the-classy-irish/ |title=Men's triple shock the classy Irish |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=20 October 2011 |access-date=22 January 2025 }}</ref>

He is a four times National champion, winning the fours title with his club Belmont, at the Irish National Bowls Championships in 2000, 2003 and 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I7PC5mG2ItK__uL-CZk-KupdAsQSyOGeyoo_1l6lVpQ/edit#gid=258023746|title=IBA Championships|publisher=Irish Bowls Association|access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nipgl.co.uk/uncategorized/iba-champions/|title=IBA Champions|publisher=NIPGL|access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref> He was also the 2016 singles runner-up behind Barry Kane.

On 2 September 2023, McPeak won his fourth national title, when winning the triples with Simon Martin and Paul Daly.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McPeak, Martin}} Category:Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls