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Mervyn King (bowls)

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Mervyn King
Personal information
Born (1966-01-04) 4 January 1966 (age 58)
King's Lynn, England
Sport
CountryEngland
SportLawn bowls
ClubHunstanton
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Men's pairs
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Preston Men's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2005 Yarmouth Men's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2006 Yarmouth Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yarmouth Men's pairs
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr Men's triples
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr Men's fours

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

Bowls career

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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

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He is a pest controller by trade and is married with three children and two step children.[7]

References

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  1. ^ THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. ^ "King pipped". Lynn Advertiser. 16 September 1988. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Darling dethrones the King". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 29 September 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b BBC Sport - Bowls silver medal bittersweet for Mervyn King
  6. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ a b "Profile". World Bowls Tour.
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