Kenichi Emura

Kenichi Emura (江村健一, Emura Ken'ichi, born 1955) is a Japanese international lawn bowler.[1]

Kenichi Emura
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1955-08-23) 23 August 1955
Sport
SportBowls
ClubTweed Heads BC
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Christchurch Men's Triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Christchurchtriples

Bowls career

Emura a computer consultant by trade won the national singles title in 2013 and represented Japan in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch winning a bronze medal in the triples with Hisaharu Satoh and Kenta Hasebe. The bronze medal was the first ever bowls medal won by the nation.[2]

He won a triples silver medal at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch.[3]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Japan at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[5][6] In the triples his team reached the quarter final before losing to England.

References

  1. "Japanese team profiles" (PDF). World Bowls 2016.
  2. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.


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