Eileen Fletcher
English lawn bowls competitor (died 2019)
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Eileen Fletcher (née King) was an international lawn bowls competitor for England.[2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2019[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Poole Park BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.