Jan Maraea Khan (born 25 April 1958 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is an international lawn bowls competitor for

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Personal life

Jan is of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i descent through her father, and of Yugoslav and Maori descent through her mother. Both she and her sister

Marina Khan ''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director and a producer. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. Her television shows include '' Tanhaiyan'' (1986), '' Dhoop Kinare ...

are the daughters of lawn bowler

Millie Khan Millie Cecilia Khan (29 July 1938 – 24 November 2003) was a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. Personal life Khan is of Māori descent through her mother, while her father was a Yugoslav emigrant. She married her husband Ron Khan, ...

Bowls career

At the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

, she won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the women's fours event. At the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

she again won a bronze in the women's pairs event with her sister

. She has won five medals at the

Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held ...

, of which three have been gold medals. Khan won the 2010 singles title and the 1997, 2000 & 2001 fours title at the

New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ...

when bowling for the Beckenham Bowls Club.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Jan Living people 1958 births New Zealand female bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Rotorua New Zealand people of Pakistani descent New Zealand people of Yugoslav descent New Zealand Māori sportspeople Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games