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Guernsey At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
The British Crown dependency of Guernsey was represented in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 28-member strong contingent, comprising 28 sportspersons and no officials. They competed in 8 sports, including athletics, badminton, cycling, lawn bowls, shooting, squash, swimming, and triathlon. They won no medals. Medals Guernsey's Commonwealth Games Team 2006 Athletics * Dale Garland, Decathlon & 400 m Hurdles * Lee Merrien, 800 m & 1500 m Badminton * Elena Johnson & Paul Le Tocq, Mixed Doubles Cycling * Rob Smart, Mountain Bike * Tobyn Horton, Road Race Lawn bowls * Alison Merrien * Matt Le Ber * Ian Merrien * Paul Merrien * Alan Merrien Shooting * Peter Jory & Adam Jory, Full Bore Rifle Pairs * Nick Dewe & Stefan Roberts, Skeet Squash * Chris Simpson Swimming * Ben Lowndes – Freestyle, Butterfly and Individual Medley * Jonathon Le Noury – 1500 m, 200 m and 100 m Freestyle * Ian Powell – Backstroke, Butterfly and Individual Medley * Gail Stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands, an island group roughly north of Saint-Malo and west of the Cotentin Peninsula. The jurisdiction consists of ten parishes on the island of Guernsey, three other inhabited islands ( Herm, Jethou and Lihou), and many small islets and rocks. It is not part of the United Kingdom, although defence and some aspects of international relations are managed by the UK. Although the bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey are often referred to collectively as the Channel Islands, the "Channel Islands" are not a constitutional or political unit. Jersey has a separate relationship to the Crown from the other Crown dependencies of Guernsey and the Isle of Man, although all are held by the monarch of the United Kingdom. The island has a mixed British-Norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Johnson
Elena Clare Johnson (born 2 November 1985) is a badminton player from Guernsey who competed in the Island Games since 2001 and the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ... five times. Career In 2010, Johnson attempted to find a doubles partner for the 2011 Island Games in Gayle Lloyd. As Lloyd was deemed just short of the permanent residence status required to compete for Guernsey in the games, Johnson did not compete in women's doubles at the 2011 games. For the 2021 Island Games in Guernsey, Johnson will be serving as player-manager for the Guernsey Badminton Association. Major results * 2001: Island Games (Isle of Man) ** Badminton, women's singles - 2nd place ** Badminton, women's doubles - 2nd place ** Badminton, team event - 1st place * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Jory
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jory
Peter Michael Jory (, ; born 4 February 1974) is a British sport shooter from the island of Guernsey. Biography Early life Born and raised in Guernsey, Jory attended Elizabeth College. At the school, Jory shot with the combined cadet force at the schools' meeting at Bisley. Jory was a member of the British Cadet Rifle Team for their tour to Canada in 1992. He later graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree in Engineering. Shooting career Jory is among the most capped Guernsey shooters at the NRA Imperial Meeting. In 2001, Jory set the record individual score in the Mackinnon international long-range match, scoring 100.17v (ex 100.20v), though this was later broken by Glyn Barnett in 2019, who scored 100.19v. Jory won two silver medals at the 2003 Island Games in both the individual and pairs fullbore rifle shooting events. Jory represented Guernsey at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 editions of the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
The shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the clay target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale. Medal table Clay target Men's Trap (Singles) Men's Trap (Pairs) Women's Trap (Singles) Women's Trap (Pairs) Men's Double Trap (Singles) Men's Double Trap (Pairs) Women's Double Trap (Singles) Women's Double Trap (Pairs) Men's Skeet (Singles) Men's Skeet (Pairs) Women's Skeet (Singles) Women's Skeet (Pairs) Pistol Men's 10m Air Pistol (Singles) Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs) Women's 10m Air Pistol (Singles) Women's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs) Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Singles) Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs) Women's 25m Pistol (Singles) Women's 25m Pistol (Pairs) Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Singles) Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs) Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Singles) Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Pairs) Men's 50m Pistol (Singles) Men's 50m Pistol (Pairs) Small B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Merrien
Alan may refer to: People * Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor * Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración * Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer *Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great" *Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) * Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) *Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) * Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott *Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Merrien
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals * Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people * Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Merrien
Ian Michael Merrien (born 1973) is a Guernsey international lawn bowler. Bowls career Merrien has represented Guernsey at three Commonwealth Games; in the singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, in the triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and in the pairs at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2007, he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. Personal life He is married to world champion bowler Alison Merrien Alison Jayne Merrien (born 28 November 1974) is an indoor bowls player from Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. Bowls career Indoors Merrien won double gold in the women's singles defeating Karen Murphy and the mixed pairs with Simon Skelton the 201 .... References 1973 births Living people Guernsey male bowls players Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Le Ber
Matthew Len Le Ber (born 1984) is an international lawn bowler from Guernsey. Bowls career He made his international debut in 2001 and represented Guernsey at four Commonwealth Games; in the singles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games & 2010 Commonwealth Games, in the singles and triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the pairs at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is a three times British champion winning the 2005 pairs, 2013 fours and 2016 triples at the British Isles Bowls Championships. In 2007, he won the singles silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it woul ... and in 2017 won gold and silver medals at the European Bowls Championships. Two years later in 2019, he won two gold medals at the same Championships. Personal life He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Merrien
Alison Jayne Merrien (born 28 November 1974) is an indoor bowls player from Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. Bowls career Indoors Merrien won double gold in the women's singles defeating Karen Murphy and the mixed pairs with Simon Skelton the 2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship. She won a third medal eight years later in 2019 losing out to Julie Forrest of Scotland in the final. In 2022, she finally claimed a third title when winning the mixed pairs with Paul Foster and also reached the women's singles final. In the southern hemisphere equivalent the World Cup Singles she has won two titles in 2008 and 2012 and has finished runner up on three more occasions. In 2022, Merrien won the mixed pairs at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships, partnering Stewart Anderson, they defeated Michael Stepney and Claire Anderson in the final. In addition she has claimed three IIBC singles titles in 2009, 2011 & 2015 and the mixed pairs Championship in 2001 and 2004. Nationally s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre in John Cain Memorial Park in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. Medal count Medallists Results Men's singles – round robin Section A Section B Section C Section D Finals Men's pairs – round robin Section A Section B Section C Section D Finals Men's Triples – round robin Section A Section B Section C Section D Finals Women's singles – round robin Section A Section B Section C Section D Finals Women's pairs – round robin Section A Section B Finals Women's Triples – round robin Section A Section B Finals Competition format The lawn bowls program lasted over nine days with competition for both men and women in singles, pairs and triples. The preliminary rounds were held in a round-robin with the top eight in the competition making the quarter finals. From the quarter finals, the games were on a knockout format. The winners of the semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobyn Horton
Tobyn Scott Horton (born 7 October 1986) is a British former professional road racing cyclist from Guernsey. Originally a Mountain bike specialist as a child he later switched to road racing; he was successful at Island Games and British Domestic levels, also competing in the Commonwealth Games representing Guernsey and the Tour Series, in which he took wins for a number of professional teams. Major results ;2008 : 8th East Midlands International CiCLE Classic ;2009 : 10th East Midlands International CiCLE Classic ;2010 : 5th Tour of the Reservoir : 5th Ronde van Midden-Nederland : 10th Ronde Pévéloise ;2011 : Island Games ::1st Criterium ::4th Time trial ::8th Road race : 8th London Nocturne ;2012 : 6th London Nocturne : 8th Ster van Zwolle ;2013 : Island Games ::1st Road race ::1st Criterium ::4th Time trial ;2014 : 1st London Nocturne : 4th Beaumont Trophy ;2015 : 5th Arno Wallaard Memorial : 8th London Nocturne ;2016 : 8th London–Surrey Classic ;2018 : 7t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
