Mervyn King (bowls) explained

Mervyn King
Birth Date:4 January 1966
Birth Place:King's Lynn, England
Country:England
Sport:Lawn bowls

Mervyn John King (born 4 January 1966, in King's Lynn) is an international lawn and indoor bowler from Fakenham.[1] [2]

Bowls career

King has 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.[3] [4]

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[3] and is also three times world indoor pairs champion in 1997 with Tony Allcock and twice with Kelvin Kerkow in 2005 and 2009.[5] Other major wins include 2009 World Matchplay and 2010 Scottish International Open.

Personal life

He is a pest controller by trade and is married with three children and two step children.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportinglife.com/commonwealth2010/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/10/09/28/manual_172154.html THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table
  2. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9084352.stm BBC Sport - Bowls silver medal bittersweet for Mervyn King
  4. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Web site: Profile. World Bowls Tour.