Iain McLean

Iain Donald Smith McLean (born 8 October 1983) is a Scottish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career
McLean won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, with Alex Marshall, Paul Foster and Ronnie Duncan.

In 2013, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Robert Grant and he also won the gold medal at the 2015 World Cup Singles in Warilla, New South Wales, Australia and in 2014 he became the World Singles Champion of Champions defeating Fairus Jabal of Malaysia in the final.

He is a two time winner of the Scottish National Bowls Championships in the singles (2013 and 2015) when bowling for Blackwood Victoria BC.

In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. After winning his singles section he went on to win the bronze medal play off defeating Fairul Izwan Abd Muin.

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events. In the pairs with Jason Banks, they won their group undefeated but were then knocked out in the quarter finals by Australia and one week later in the singles, he won a bronze medal after reaching the semi final stage, where he lost to Ryan Bester.

County, National and World Honours
Outdoor representing Blackwood Victoria BC
 * Lanarkshire Singles Championship 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2023
 * Lanarkshire Champion of Champions 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018 & 2023


 * Scottish Junior Singles Champion 2002 & 2007
 * Scottish Singles Champion 2013 & 2015


 * World Singles Champion of Champions 2014

Indoor representing Blantyre MW
 * SIBA Junior Singles Champion 2007
 * SIBA 2 Bowl Pairs Champion 2009 & 2023
 * SIBA Singles Champion 2007, 2012 & 2014
 * SIBA Triples Champion 2011, 2014, 2020 & 2022
 * SIBA Fours Champion 2006, 2017, 2022 & 2023
 * BIBC Singles Champion 2007
 * BIBC Triples Champion 2012 & 2022