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Wendy King

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Wendy King
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1962-11-02) 2 November 1962 (age 62)
Sport
SportBowls
ClubAppleyard BC / Milton Regis
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch pairs
Silver medal – second place 2016 Christchurch fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos fours
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain mixed
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain pairs

Wendy Jean King is an English international bowls player.[1]

Bowls career

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Wendy King won a silver medal at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship pairs and competed in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[2]

The bowler who represents Kent has won three National titles; in 2001 she won the National Triples followed by the 2006 and 2009 Two Wood Singles Championship.[3]

In 2013, she won three medals at the European Bowls Championships in Spain[4] and in 2015, she won the pairs and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5]

In 2016, she was part of the fours team with Rebecca Wigfield, Jamie-Lea Winch and Ellen Falkner who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[6]

In 2023, she represented England in the British Isles series.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls.
  2. ^ "England's charge in 2016 World Championships". Potters Bowls.
  3. ^ "Past records". Bowls England.
  4. ^ "2013 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.