Mervyn John King (born 4 January 1966, in
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
) is an international
lawn and indoor bowler from
Fakenham
Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about north west of Norwich. The town is the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer, the A1067 to Norwic ...
.
Bowls career
King has represented England at three Commonwealth Games, the
2002
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,
2006
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and the
2010 Commonwealth Games
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where he won a
silver medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...
, with
Stuart Airey, in the
men's pairs competition.
[BBC Sport - Bowls silver medal bittersweet for Mervyn King]
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He has also won two bronze medals at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in Ayr, Scotland, from 23 July to 7 August 2004 and Victoria Park, Leamington Spa in England one month later.
Steve Glasson won the men's singles Gold defeating ...
in Ayr in the triples and fours events.
He is a leading player on the indoor circuit and has remained in the world's top sixteen since 2006 and has won the world singles indoor title in 2006[ and is also three times world indoor pairs champion in ]1997
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with Tony Allcock
Anthony Allcock (born 1955) is an English bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England,Gordin, Joel (1996) "Goodwill Ambassador", ''Jerusalem Post'', 22 October 1996 he is considered to be one of the leading bowlers of his generation and was ...
and twice with Kelvin Kerkow in 2005
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and 2009
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. Other major wins include 2009 World Matchplay and 2010 Scottish International Open.
Personal life
He is a pest controller by trade and is married with three children and two step children.[
]
References
External links
World Bowls Tour : Mervyn King
Living people
1966 births
Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
English male bowls players
Sportspeople from King's Lynn
People from Fakenham
Indoor Bowls World Champions
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Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls