Mike Kernaghan Explained

Mike Kernaghan
Nationality:New Zealander
Birth Date:1955 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Wallasey, England
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:North East Valley Club, Dunedin

Mike Kernaghan (born 22 July 1955 in Wallasey, England) is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[1]

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2016 he won a bronze medal with Shannon McIlroy at the World Bowls Championship in the Men's Pairs competition in Christchurch before winning a gold medal in the fours with Blake Signal, Mike Nagy and Ali Forsyth.[2]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[3]

Commonwealth Games

He won a bronze medal in the men's singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[4] He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and was a coach at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Asia Pacific

Kernaghan has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including double silver in the triples and fours at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[6] [7]

National

He won the 2001, 2002 and 2014/15 singles titles, the 2007 pairs title and 2013/14 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Kaikorai Bowls Club.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/1057 Mike Kernaghan Bowls Tawa
  3. Web site: Blackjacks Selected for World Championships 2020. Bowls New Zealand.
  4. http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/mike-kernaghan/ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  5. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
  6. Web site: Results Portal. Bowls Australia.
  7. Web site: Gary Lawson, Shannon McIlroy add to Blackjacks' gold medal haul. Stuff.
  8. Web site: New Zealand Championships. Bowls Tawa.