Mervyn King (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1966 King's Lynn, England |
| Sport | |
| 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]
Bowls career
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.
Personal life
He is a pest controller by trade and is married with three children and two step children.[7]
References
- ^ THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "King pipped". Lynn Advertiser. 16 September 1988. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Darling dethrones the King". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 29 September 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b BBC Sport - Bowls silver medal bittersweet for Mervyn King
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ a b "Profile". World Bowls Tour.