Wendy King
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1962-11-02) 2 November 1962
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 place2015 Paphospairs
Bronze medal – third place2015 Paphosfours
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain mixed
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spainpairs

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

Bowls career

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

  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.
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