Chris Klefenz Explained

Chris Klefenz
Nationality:	British (Welsh)
Birth Date:	1986
Birth Place:	Pontypool, Wales
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Cross Keys BC (outdoors) Blaenau Gwent (indoors)

Christoph Alexander Klefenz (born 1986) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

In 2017, he won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships.^[2] The following year in 2018, he was a member of the fours team that won the Welsh National Bowls Championships. He made his senior international debut in 2019 when selected to play in the Atlantic Championships.^[3]

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] In 2022, Klefenz won his second national title, winning the pairs with Danny Davies Jr. bowling for the Beaufort Club.^[5]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.^[6] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mens Elite Squad 2019. Welsh Bowls.
2. Web site: 2017 results. Bowls Europe. 21 April 2022.
3. Web site: Welsh Men Named For World Bowls 2020. Welsh Bowls International.
4. Web site: Latest News. Welsh Bowls.
5. Web site: 2022 National Championships . Welsh Bowls . 19 September 2022.
6. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
7. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023 . 19 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ . dead .
8. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.