Marina Khan (bowls)

Last updated

Marina Khan
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1965-12-13) 13 December 1965 (age 58)
Sport
SportBowls
ClubMatamata BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Pairs
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Christchurch triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Christchurchfours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Christchurchtriples

Marina Josephine Khan (born 13 December 1965 in Te Puke, New Zealand) is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. [1]

Contents

Personal life

She is of Pakistani descent through her father, and of Yugoslav and Maori descent through her mother. [2] [3] Both she and her sister Jan Khan are the daughters of lawn bowler Millie Khan.

Bowls career

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal in the women's pairs event with her sister Jan Khan. [4] [5]

She won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the 2007 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch. [6]

Marina won the 2000 pairs title and the 2001 & 2002 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Matamata Bowls Club. [7]

Related Research Articles

Jan Maraea Khan is an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.

Sharon Elmar Sims is a New Zealand lawn bowls international.

Marlene Robyn Castle is a lawn and indoor bowls international for New Zealand.

Millie Cecilia Khan was a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.

Valerie Christine Smith is an international lawn bowler from New Zealand.

Mandy Boyd is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player.

Lynsey Reeve Clarke is an Australian lawn bowler.

Kelsey May Cottrell is an Australian international lawn bowler.

Fairul Izwan Abdul Muin is a Malaysian lawn bowler.

Nor Hashimah Ismail is a Malaysian lawn bowler.

Shannon McIlroy is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.

Ali Forsyth is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.

Gary Raymond Lawson is a New Zealand international lawn bowler and a record 14 times New Zealand champion.

Katelyn Inch is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ann Muir</span>

Ann Shirley Muir is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player and administrator.

Adrienne Marie Lambert is a former international lawn bowler from New Zealand.

Marie Watson is a former international lawn bowler from New Zealand.

Judith Heather Howat is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler. She won a gold medal representing her country in the women's pairs at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and was part of the New Zealand women's four that finished second at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

Peter Shaw is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.

Manu Timoti also known as Rawi Timoti is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ Longmore, Andrew (16 September 1998). "Spiritual guidance for Khan". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Ratttue, Chris (8 January 2010). "My life in sport: Jan Khan". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  5. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.