Steve McKerihen
Steven John McKerihen (born 1957) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1957[1] Toronto, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Etobicoke BC | |||||||||||||||||
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Bowls career
He started bowling at the age of eight in 1965, at the Toronto-Boulevard Club. In 2007, he won the silver in the triples and bronze in the fours at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2]
He has been selected twice for the triples team by Canada for the Commonwealth Games; at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[3]
McKerihen is the most successful fours skip in Canadian lawn bowls history, with six gold medals as skip in the fours at the Canadian Championships.[4]
Personal life
He is a teacher by trade.[1] His daughter is Kelly McKerihen.[5]
References
- "McKerihen Steven". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Event Champions, 1954-Present". Bowls Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "Kelly McKerihen". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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