| Mervyn King | |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1966 |
| Birth Place: | King's Lynn, England |
| Country: | England |
| Sport: | Lawn bowls |
| Club: | Hunstanton |
Mervyn John King (born 4 January 1966, in King's Lynn) is an international lawn and indoor bowler from Fakenham.[1] [2]
King was twice runner-up in national junior singles in 1988[3] and 1989.[4]
King represented England at three Commonwealth Games, the 2002, 2006 and the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal, with Stuart Airey, in the men's pairs competition.[5] [6]
He has also won two bronze medals at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr in the triples and fours events.
He is a leading player on the indoor circuit and has remained in the world's top sixteen since 2006 and has won the world singles indoor title in 2006[5] and is also three times world indoor pairs champion in 1997 with Tony Allcock and twice with Kelvin Kerkow in 2005 and 2009.[7] Other major wins include 2009 World Matchplay and 2010 Scottish International Open.
He is a pest controller by trade and is married with three children and two step children.[7]