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'''Eileen Fletcher''' (née King) was an international [[Bowls|lawn bowls]] competitor for [[England]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91|year=1990|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-330-31664-8}}</ref>
'''Eileen Fletcher''' (née King) was an international [[Bowls|lawn bowls]] competitor for [[England]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91|year=1990|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-330-31664-8}}</ref>


==Bowls career==
== Bowls career ==
In 1981 she won two [[gold medal]]s in the fours with [[Mavis Steele]], [[Betty Stubbings]], [[Gloria Thomas]] and [[Irene Molyneux]] and team event (Taylor Trophy) and a [[silver medal]] in the triples at the [[1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2720|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls Tawa}}</ref>
In 1980, King took part in the world championship qualifier at the Whitnash Bowls Club for the [[1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001523/19800619/568/0038 |title=Top bowlers at ladies' championship |work=Banbury Guardian |date=19 June 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> After qualifying for the 1981 championships she won two gold medals in the fours with [[Mavis Steele]], [[Betty Stubbings]], [[Gloria Thomas]] and [[Irene Molyneux]] and team event (Taylor Trophy) and a silver medal in the triples at the [[1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2720|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls Tawa}}</ref>


She was the [[List of Bowls England Women's National Championships|National Championships]] runner-up in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS118326030&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title="Bowls." Times [London, England] 14 Aug. 1978|work=The Times}}</ref>
As Eileen King [[Bowls England National Championships (women's singles four wood)|national singles title]] in 1973<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19730817/564/0022 |title=Title win |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=17 August 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> and the [[Bowls England National Championships (women's singles two wood)|national singles 2 wood champion]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19760817/010/0010 |title=Eileen takes crown in late rally |work=Western Daily Press |date=17 August 1976 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> She was also the 2 wood runner-up in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS118326030&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title="Bowls." Times [London, England] 14 Aug. 1978|work=The Times}}</ref> She married Thoams Fletcher in 1976 to become Eileen Fletcher.


==References==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 25 November 2024

Eileen Fletcher
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Died2019[1]
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubPoole Park BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Toronto fours
Silver medal – second place 1981 Toronto triples
Gold medal – first place 1981 Toronto team

Eileen Fletcher (née King) was an international lawn bowls competitor for England.[2]

Bowls career

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In 1980, King took part in the world championship qualifier at the Whitnash Bowls Club for the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Canada.[3] After qualifying for the 1981 championships she won two gold medals in the fours with Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Gloria Thomas and Irene Molyneux and team event (Taylor Trophy) and a silver medal in the triples at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto.[4]

As Eileen King national singles title in 1973[5] and the national singles 2 wood champion in 1976.[6] She was also the 2 wood runner-up in 1978.[7] She married Thoams Fletcher in 1976 to become Eileen Fletcher.

References

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  1. ^ "Obituaries" (PDF). Bowls England.
  2. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ^ "Top bowlers at ladies' championship". Banbury Guardian. 19 June 1980. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. ^ "Title win". Belfast Telegraph. 17 August 1973. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Eileen takes crown in late rally". Western Daily Press. 17 August 1976. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ ""Bowls." Times [London, England] 14 Aug. 1978". The Times.
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