Ellen Falkner

Ellen Falkner

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	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.