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Mo Monkton

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Mo Monkton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornNovember 1955[1]
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubIlminster, Somerset
Medal record
Representing  England
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cyprus team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cyprus singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cyprus team
National championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 pairs
Silver medal – second place 1998 triples

Maureen Monkton (born November 1955) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler and the Performance Director for the England bowls team.[2][3]

Bowls career

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Monkton started bowling in 1990. In 1998, she won the national pairs[4] and finished runner up in the national triples[5] at the English national bowls championships.[2][6]

In 2007, she won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Cyprus. She won a gold medal in the team and a bronze medal in the singles.[7] Two years later she won a silver medal at the same event and venue in the team event.[8]

From 2012 until 2018, Monkton was a regional selector and then became manager of the England women's team, in addition to being the team manager for Disability Bowls England.[2] In 2023, she became the Performance Director for the England bowls team[9] and will lead the team at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "DISABILITY BOWLS ENGLAND". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Mo Monkton Women's Coach". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "BIRMINGHAM 2022 STARS LEAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BID". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Last end triumph". Hull Daily Mail. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "'Shaw completes her collection of titles". The Times. 17 August 1998. p. 27. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ^ "EBU Team Championships 2007". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "EBU Team Championships 2009". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ "MO MONKTON STEPS UP TO PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR AS JOHN MCGUINNESS TAKES TEMPORARY BREAK". Suffolk Bowls. Retrieved 18 May 2023.