Alex Lightbody (born 1966) is an international lawn bowler, who has represented Ireland (combined) and Northern Ireland at international level, playing for the highly successful Bangor Bowling Club from 1983 - 2001 Lightbody won numerous club and team titles, among which where six Irish Bowling Association Senior cups and two Inter club Championships, Lightbody also won the Inter Association senior series playing for the NIBA along with multiple senior division 1 and senior cup titles
Bowls career
Lightbody won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 1992. Trailing in the final against Gary McCloy 14–9, he came back to secure a 21–15 victory. In doing so he became the first Bangor bowler since Billy Tate to win the title.
The 1992 Irish title qualified him for the 1993 British Isles Bowls Championships and he subsequently won the singles held in Worthing becoming the first Irish winner since David Corkill in 1980.
Other titles
Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) singles title: 1992
Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) fours title: 1983
Northern Ireland bowls Association (NIBA) Senior cup 1983 1885 1987 2001
Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) Senior League Division1 1987 1990 1991 1993 1994 19951996 1997 1998 1999 2001
Irish Bowling Association (IBA) Inter-Association Club Championship 1987 1990
Irish Bowling Association (IBA) Senior Cup 1983 1987 1991 1992 1997 2000
Belmont open pairs
Belmont fours
Belfast IBC Triples
North Down IBC U25 singles, Pairs, Triples, Fours (2)
Bangor BC Open Singles 1985,1986,1987
Bangor BC Open pairs 1984, 1985,1986,1987,1988
Bangor BC H, Cap Singles 1984
European ranking
Lightbody has a Professional Bowls Association European ranking of 96 in 2021.
