Mo Monkton Explained

Mo Monkton
Nationality:	British (English)
Birth Date:	November 1955^[1]
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Ilminster, Somerset

Maureen Monkton (born November 1955) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler and the Performance Director for the England bowls team.^{[2] [3]}

Bowls career

Monkton started bowling in 1990. In 1998, she won the national pairs^[4] and finished runner up in the national triples^[5] at the English national bowls championships.^{[2] [6]}

In 2007, she won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Cyprus. She won a gold medal in the team and a bronze medal in the singles.^[7] Two years later she won a silver medal at the same event and venue in the team event.^[8]

From 2012 until 2018, Monkton was a regional selector and then became manager of the England womne's team, in addition to being the team manager for Disability Bowls England.^[2] In 2023, she became the Performance Director for the England bowls team^[9] and will lead the team at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: DISABILITY BOWLS ENGLAND . Gov.uk . 18 May 2023.
2. Web site: Mo Monkton Women's Coach . Bowls England . 18 May 2023.
3. Web site: BIRMINGHAM 2022 STARS LEAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BID . Bowls England . 18 May 2023.
4. News: Last end triumph . Hull Daily Mail . 8 August 1998 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2023.
5. News: 'Shaw completes her collection of titles . 17 Aug 1998 . The Times . 23 Aug 2023 . 27 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
6. Web site: Past Records . Bowls England. 18 May 2023.
7. Web site: EBU Team Championships 2007 . Bowls Europe . 18 May 2023.
8. Web site: EBU Team Championships 2009 . Bowls Europe . 18 May 2023.
9. Web site: MO MONKTON STEPS UP TO PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR AS JOHN MCGUINNESS TAKES TEMPORARY BREAK . Suffolk Bowls . 18 May 2023.