Shirley King

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Shirley King
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubLlandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991, 2015triples
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990, 1991, 2001, 2014, 2015triples

Shirley King is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

King was a member of the Llandrindod Wells Bowls Club [1] and represented Wales at international level. [2]

King represented the Welsh team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, [3] where she competed in the pairs event, with Gill Miles. [4]

She was five-times triples champion of Wales at the Welsh National Bowls Championships in 1990, 1991, 2001, 2014 and 2015, [5] and subsequently qualified to represent Wales at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning the triples title in 1991 and 2015. [6]

In August 2025, she made her 250th appearance for mid Wales. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "It's All Go For The Flying Five" . South Wales Echo. 15 April 1995. p. 41. Retrieved 10 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Ladies join bowl squad" . Shropshire Star. 23 May 2001. p. 27. Retrieved 10 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wales Commonwealth Games squad". BBC Sport. 5 March 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Wales Melbourne 2006". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  6. ↑ "History". British Isles Council. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "250 Appearances". Llandrindod Wells Bowls Club. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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