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Steve McKerihen

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Steve McKerihen
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1957-01-07) 7 January 1957 (age 67)[1]
Toronto, Canada
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubEtobicoke BC
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Christchurch triples
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Christchurch fours

Steven John McKerihen (born 1957) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

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He started bowling at the age of eight in 1965, at the Toronto-Boulevard Club. In 2007, he won the silver in the triples and bronze in the fours at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2]

He has been selected twice for the triples team by Canada for the Commonwealth Games; at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[3]

McKerihen is the most successful fours skip in Canadian lawn bowls history, with six gold medals as skip in the fours at the Canadian Championships.[4]

Personal life

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He is a teacher by trade.[1] His daughter is Kelly McKerihen.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "McKerihen Steven". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Event Champions, 1954-Present". Bowls Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Kelly McKerihen". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.