Chris Klefenz
Welsh lawn bowler
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Christoph Alexander Klefenz (born 1986) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Blaenau Gwent (indoors)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) Pontypool, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cross Keys BC (outdoors) Blaenau Gwent (indoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
In 2017, he won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships.[2] The following year in 2018, he was a member of the fours team that won the Welsh National Bowls Championships. He made his senior international debut in 2019 when selected to play in the Atlantic Championships.[3]
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2022, Klefenz won his second national title, winning the pairs with Danny Davies Jr. bowling for the Beaufort Club.[5]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[7][8]