Jack McShane
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2005[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Merrylands (outdoors) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 2 (December 2024)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jack McShane is an international Australian lawn and indoor bowler, who won the world singles gold medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships. He reached a career high ranking of world number 2 in December 2024.[3]
Bowls career
[edit]McShane started bowling at the age of 3[4] and came to prominence in 2022 after winning the pairs with Shawn Thompson at the Australian National Bowls Championships and subsequently being awarded the 2022 Bowls Australia under-18 Bowler of the Year.[5][1]
During 2024, McShane won the 2024 Australian Open pairs with Joey Clarke[6] and the 2024 Australian Indoor Championships singles which propelled him to number 2 in the world, in addition to qualification for him to represent Australia at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships.[5]
Subsequently in 2025, McShane won the gold medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Scholarship Program". Merrylands Bowls Club. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "McKerihen and Sherriff end 2024 as No 1 ranked players". World Bowls. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Age no match for Jack's skill on the green". Daily Telegraph Australia. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Jack McShane". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Coffs Coast Lawn Bowler To Represent Australia". News of the Area. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships: Final day recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2025.