Kelly McKerihen (born 5 May 1986) is a Canadian International

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Biography

In 2007, McKerihen won the triples and fours bronze medals at the

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. She won a bronze medal in the Women's singles at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. Four years later in 2016, she won a bronze medal at the

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in the

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. In November 2017, McKerihen was named to

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team. In 2020, she was selected for the

2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be ei ...

in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the

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. In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Canada at the

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. She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events. In the singles, McKerihen qualified unbeaten in first place in her group before advancing to the semi final stage, where she beat

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to set up a final against

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, where McKerihen lost 21–18. In 2024, McKerihen won the pairs title at the

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followed by the

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fours title with

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, Louise Cronan and Emma Boyd.

Personal life

Her father is Steve McKerihen.

References

External links

Kelly McKerihen
at Bowls Canada * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKerihen, Kelly 1986 births Living people Canadian female bowls players Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Toronto 21st-century Canadian women