Mo Monkton
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 1955[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ilminster, Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maureen Monkton (born November 1955) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler and the Performance Director for the England bowls team.[2][3]
Bowls career
[edit]Monkton started bowling in 1990. In 1998, she won the national pairs[4] and finished runner up in the national triples[5] at the English national bowls championships.[2][6]
In 2007, she won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Cyprus. She won a gold medal in the team and a bronze medal in the singles.[7] Two years later she won a silver medal at the same event and venue in the team event.[8]
From 2012 until 2018, Monkton was a regional selector and then became manager of the England women's team, in addition to being the team manager for Disability Bowls England.[2] In 2023, she became the Performance Director for the England bowls team[9] and will lead the team at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "DISABILITY BOWLS ENGLAND". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mo Monkton Women's Coach". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "BIRMINGHAM 2022 STARS LEAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BID". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Last end triumph". Hull Daily Mail. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "'Shaw completes her collection of titles". The Times. 17 August 1998. p. 27. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "EBU Team Championships 2007". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "EBU Team Championships 2009". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "MO MONKTON STEPS UP TO PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR AS JOHN MCGUINNESS TAKES TEMPORARY BREAK". Suffolk Bowls. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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