Kenneth G Wallis (born 1943) is a former Hong Kong international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

and footballer.

Bowls career

He 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 singles at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

in Canada. In addition he competed in the fours at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

. He won two 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 ...

Football career

He was a member of the Hong Kong squad and played in the 1965 and 1966 Merdeka Cup.

Personal life

He moved to Hong Kong from Britain in 1962 to join the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. He married

Jenny Wallis Jenny Wallis is a former Hong Kong international lawn bowler. Bowls career She won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland with Naty Rozario, Angela Chau and Yee Lai Lee. In addition she competed in the fours at the ...

and they moved to

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when Jenny was appointed director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallis, Ken Hong Kong male bowls players Living people 1943 births Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Hong Kong Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games