Kenichi Emura Explained

Kenichi Emura
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:23 August 1955
Sport:Bowls
Club:Tweed Heads BC

is a Japanese international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Emura a computer consultant by trade won the national singles title in 2013 and represented Japan in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch winning a bronze medal in the triples with Hisaharu Satoh and Kenta Hasebe. The bronze medal was the first ever bowls medal won by the nation.[2]

He won a triples silver medal at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch.[3]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Japan at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[5] [6] In the triples his team reached the quarter final before losing to England.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese team profiles. World Bowls 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016 World Bowls Championship Finals. Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners. World Bowls. 31 May 2021.
  4. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023.
  6. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.