Ellen Falkner

Ellen Falkner
Personal information
Nationality  England
Born (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979
Wisbech, England
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester fours
2010 Delhi pairs
2014 Glasgow triples
World Outdoor Championships
2004 Leamington Spa fours
2008 Christchurch singles
2008 Christchurch pairs
2016 Christchurch fours
2016 Christchurch pairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
2005 Yarmouth singles
2006 Yarmouth singles
2016 Yarmouth singles

Ellen Marie Falkner (née Alexander; born 12 June 1979) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England.[1]

In 2004, she won the gold medal in the fours with Jayne Christie, Jean Baker and Amy Monkhouse at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[2]

Ellen represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games winning gold in the fours and eight years later won another gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the woman's pairs competition with Amy Monkhouse.[3]

Ellen also competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a further gold[4] in the women's triples event with Sophie Tolchard and Sian Gordon.[5]

Falkner won a third World Indoor singles title during the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship after defeating Rebecca Field in the final. This success came ten years after her previous two victories.[6]

In 2016, she was part of the fours team with Rebecca Wigfield, Wendy King and Jamie-Lea Winch who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[7] She then won a bronze medal in the pairs with Sophie Tolchard.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls.
  2. ↑ "David Rhys Jones. "Johnston confirms status with third title." Times [London, England] 18 Sept. 2004". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ↑ "Ellen Falkner and Amy Monkhouse celebrate Gold in women's lawn bowls pairs". Mail Online. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ellen Falkner claims third gold with dominant display over Australia". Cambridge News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
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