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Eileen Fletcher

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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

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

  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.