Ken Wallis (bowls)

Kenneth "Ken" Wallis (born 1943) is a former Hong Kong international lawn bowler and footballer.[1]

Ken Wallis
Personal information
Nationality Hong Kong
Born1943 (age 76–77)
Hong Kong
Medal record
Representing Hong Kong
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoriafours

Table tennis career

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]

Football career

He was a member of the Hong Kong squad and played in the 1965 and 1966 Merdeka Cup.

Personal Life

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.[4]

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References
  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. "Hong Kong team achievements". HKLBA.
  3. "ATHLETES & RESULTS". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Farewell to the empire: Ken Wallis, Hong Kong's last-ever Commonwealth Games medal winner, recalls Victoria 1994". South China Morning Post.
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