Jan Khan
New Zealand lawn bowler
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Jan Maraea Khan (born 25 April 1958 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[1]
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| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Beckenham BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Jan is of Pakistani descent through her father, and of Yugoslav and Ngāti Rangitihi descent through her mother.[2][3][4] Both she and her sister Marina Khan are the daughters of lawn bowler Millie Khan.
Bowls career
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the women's fours event. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she again won a bronze in the women's pairs event with her sister Marina Khan.[5][6]
She has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, of which three have been gold medals.[7]
Khan won the 2010 singles title and the 1997, 2000 & 2001 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Beckenham Bowls Club.[8]