Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Kelly McKERIHEN - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  05 May 1986
Place of Birth:  TORONTO
Country of birth:  CAN
Age:  31
Gender:   Female

Height (cm): 175
Weight (Kg): 91

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Lawn Bowls	Women's Singles	4
	Women's Pairs CAN Canada	4

Kelly McKERIHEN - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Thu, 5 Apr 9:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 1 Rink 6	Women's Singles Section C - Round 1 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 21 BOT Nelly SENNA 9	Finished
Thu, 5 Apr 12:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 10	Women's Singles Section C - Round 2 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 21 PNG Catherine WIMP 14	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 9	Women's Singles Section C - Round 3 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 21 COK Nooroa MATAIO 7	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 12:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 18	Women's Singles Section C - Round 4 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 21 KEN Eunice MBUGUA 10	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 12	Women's Singles Section C - Round 5 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 19 NFK Carmen ANDERSON 21	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 19:30	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 17	Women's Singles Quarter Final SCO Caroline BROWN 12 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 21	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 12:30	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 10	Women's Singles Semi Final CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 13 WAL Laura DANIELS 21	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 17:31	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 13	Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match RSA Colleen PIKETH 21 CAN Kelly McKERIHEN 17	Finished
Tue, 10 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 4 Rink 24	Women's Pairs Section B - Round 2 NFK Norfolk Island 14 CAN Canada 12	Finished
Tue, 10 Apr 12:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 4 Rink 21	Women's Pairs Section B - Round 3 CAN Canada 30 FIJ Fiji 7	Finished
Wed, 11 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 13	Women's Pairs Section B - Round 4 NZL New Zealand 16 CAN Canada 18	Finished
Wed, 11 Apr 12:00	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 9	Women's Pairs Section B - Round 5 CAN Canada 20 TGA Tonga 12	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 1 Rink 3	Women's Pairs Quarter Final CAN Canada 21 NFK Norfolk Island 6	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 12:30	-	Broadbeach - Green 2 Rink 10	Women's Pairs Semi Final CAN Canada 8 MAS Malaysia 15	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 9:01	-	Broadbeach - Green 3 Rink 13	Women's Pairs Bronze Medal Match SCO Scotland 18 CAN Canada 10	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Singles	3rd Pool
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Triples	3rd Pool

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2016	Christchurch, NZL	Women's Singles	3
2016	Christchurch, NZL	Women's Triples	5th Pool
2012	Adelaide, AUS	Women's Singles	3
2012	Adelaide, AUS	Women's Triples	4th Pool
2008	Christchurch, NZL	Women's Pairs	QF
2008	Christchurch, NZL	Women's Fours	6th Pool

Hobbies: Travelling, cooking (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Education: Education and second language teaching (Honours) at University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
Languages spoken: English, French
Coach: NATIONAL: Terry SCOTT (NZL) (bowlscanada.com, 29 May 2017)
Sporting relatives: Her father Steve McKERIHEN (CAN) represented Canada in lawn bowls at the Melbourne 2006 and Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. Her sister Lisa also competes in lawn bowls and won a gold medal, with her sister, in the women's fours at the 2011 Canadian National Championship. (cbc.ca, 23 Jul 2014; insidehalton.com, 30 Aug 2011)
Reason: "Bowls has always been a part of my life. I started playing bowls because my grandparents and dad played bowls." (gregorbowls.wordpress.com, Dec 2011)
Ambition: "To win a gold medal in a Commonwealth Games and/or world championships." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Memorable: "Winning back-to-back bronze medals playing singles at the World Championships (2012, 2016)." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Influence: "My dad. He has always been there for me, to support me, coach me and teach me about perseverance and dedication to the game we both love." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)

Additional information:

MOVE
In 2015 she moved to Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (sirc.ca, 2 Dec 2016)

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