Kelly McKerihen
DOB:
May 5th, 1986
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario & Melbourne, AUS
Profession:
Bowls Shop Manager
Home Club:
Clayton Bowls Club (AUS) & Port Credit Lawn Bowling Club (Toronto)
Years in National Program:
13
Bowls Used:
Taylor SR
Social Media:
Notable Bowls Accomplishments
- Australian Championships – 2021 (mixed-pairs gold medal & triples bronze medal)
- World Bowls Challenge Team (Australia vs World) – 2019
- Australian Championships – 2019 (fours silver medal)
- Gold Coast Multi-Nations – 2019 (singles silver medal)
- Commonwealth Games – 2018 (4th in Pairs and Singles)
- Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Semi-Finalist (Singles & Pairs) – 2018
- Australia Indoor Championships – 2017 (silver medal)
- Gold Coast Multi-Nations – 2017 (Fours bronze medal)
- World Championships – 2016 (Singles bronze medal)
- World Championships – 2012 (singles bronze medal) & 2016 (singles bronze medal)
- 9- Time Canadian Champion Port Credit Lawn Bowling Club
Fun Facts
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
Thai Food
What is your favourite bowls memory?
I’d have to say that one of my favourite bowls memories is walking out as team Canada at the opening ceremony, with all the other Canadian Athletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Walking out wearing the maple leaf, into a packed Celtic Park Stadium was an incredibly proud moment and a surreal feeling!
How would your best friend describe you in three words?
Friendly, Competitive, Determined
Who is your favourite athlete
Roger Federer
What motivates you to succeed?
The quest to continually improve, become the best player I can be and ultimately win a World Championship or Commonwealth Games Gold medal.
Notable Bowls Accomplishments
- Australian Championships – 2021 (mixed-pairs gold medal & triples bronze medal)
- World Bowls Challenge Team (Australia vs World) – 2019
- Australian Championships – 2019 (fours silver medal)
- Gold Coast Multi-Nations – 2019 (singles silver medal)
- Commonwealth Games – 2018 (4th in Pairs and Singles)
- Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Semi-Finalist (Singles & Pairs) – 2018
- Australia Indoor Championships – 2017 (silver medal)
- Gold Coast Multi-Nations – 2017 (Fours bronze medal)
- World Championships – 2016 (Singles bronze medal)
- World Championships – 2012 (singles bronze medal) & 2016 (singles bronze medal)
- 9- Time Canadian Champion Port Credit Lawn Bowling Club
Fun Facts
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
Thai Food
What is your favourite bowls memory?
I’d have to say that one of my favourite bowls memories is walking out as team Canada at the opening ceremony, with all the other Canadian Athletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Walking out wearing the maple leaf, into a packed Celtic Park Stadium was an incredibly proud moment and a surreal feeling!
How would your best friend describe you in three words?
Friendly, Competitive, Determined
Who is your favourite athlete
Roger Federer
What motivates you to succeed?
The quest to continually improve, become the best player I can be and ultimately win a World Championship or Commonwealth Games Gold medal.
