Ken Wallis (bowls)
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| Nationality | Hongkonger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kenneth G Wallis (born 1943) is a former Hong Kong international lawn bowler and footballer.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]He won a bronze medal in the singles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada.[2] In addition he competed in the fours at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[3]
He won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[4]
Football career
[edit]He was a member of the Hong Kong squad and played in the 1965 and 1966 Merdeka Cup.
Personal life
[edit]He moved to Hong Kong from Britain in 1962 to join the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. He married Jenny Wallis and they moved to Australia when Jenny was appointed director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Sydney.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "Hong Kong team achievements". HKLBA.
- ^ "ATHLETES & RESULTS". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Farewell to the empire: Ken Wallis, Hong Kong's last-ever Commonwealth Games medal winner, recalls Victoria 1994". South China Morning Post.