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
World Indoor Bowls Championships
2005 singles
2006 singles
2016 singles

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

Ellen represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the woman's pairs competition with Amy Monkhouse.[2]

Ellen also competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a further gold[3] in the women's triples event with Sophie Tolchard and Sian Gordon.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls.
  2. ↑ "Ellen Falkner and Amy Monkhouse celebrate Gold in women's lawn bowls pairs". Mail Online. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ellen Falkner claims third gold with dominant display over Australia". Cambridge News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "World Indoor Bowls: Ellen Falkner claims women's singles title". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
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