Kelly McKerihen explained

Kelly McKerihen
Birth Date:5 May 1986
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Clayton BC / Port Credit LBC
Highestranking:8 (August 2024)

Kelly McKerihen (born 5 May 1986) is a Canadian International lawn bowler.[1] [2]

Biography

In 2007, McKerihen won the triples and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3] [4]

She won a bronze medal in the Women's singles at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. Four years later in 2016, she won a bronze medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch in the singles.[5]

In November 2017, McKerihen was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[6] [7]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9]

In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Canada at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[10] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[11] [12] In the singles, McKerihen qualified unbeaten in first place in her group before advancing to the semi final stage, where she beat Katherine Rednall to set up a final against Tayla Bruce,[13] where McKerihen lost 21–18.[14]

In 2024, McKerihen won the pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships followed by the Australian Open fours title with Leanne Chinery, Louise Cronan and Emma Boyd.[15]

Personal life

Her father is Steve McKerihen.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly McKerihen . LawnsBowls.com.
  2. Web site: Kelly McKerihen . Bowls Canada . 1 September 2023.
  3. Web site: 2007 Atlantic Championships . World Bowls Ltd . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125035718/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php . 17 May 2021 . 2010-11-25.
  4. News: Bowls . 18 July 2007 . The Times . 20 May 2021 . 61 . The Times Digital Archive . subscription.
  5. Web site: 2016 World Bowls Championship Finals . Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. Web site: Bowls Canada nominate 10 athletes for Gold Coast 2018 . Morgan . Liam . 21 November 2017 . Insidethegames.biz . Dunsar Media . 23 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Strong Canadian presence for the greens of the 2018 Commonwealth Games . 20 November 2017 . Insidethegames.biz . CNW Group Ltd. . 23 November 2017.
  8. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES . 12 February 2020 . Bowls Australia.
  9. Web site: Official Games profile. 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2022.
  10. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 13 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 1 September 2023.
  12. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 1 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Canada Advances to Quarterfinals in 3 of 4 Disciplines . SIRC . 1 September 2023.
  14. News: 'It's just unreal': Canterbury's Tayla Bruce wins world title in lawn bowls . 3 September 2023 . . 3 September 2023.
  15. Web site: Day 13 recap . Bowls Australia . 28 June 2024.
  16. Web site: Kelly McKerihen . Commonwealth Games Federation . 30 May 2021.

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