Ellen Falkner
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born |
Wisbech, England | 12 June 1979
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | England |
Sport | Lawn bowls |
Ellen Falkner (née Alexander; born 12 June 1979) is a lawn bowler and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England.
Ellen represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the woman's pairs competition with Amy Monkhouse.[1]
Ellen also competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a further gold[2] in the women's triples event with Sophie Tolchard and Sian Gordon.[3]
Falkner won a third World Indoor singles title during the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship after defeating Rebecca Field in the final. This success came ten years after her previous two victories.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ellen Falkner and Amy Monkhouse celebrate Gold in women's lawn bowls pairs". Mail Online. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ellen Falkner claims third gold with dominant display over Australia". Cambridge News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
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