Eileen Fletcher (née King) was an international

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Bowls career

In 1980, King took part in the world championship qualifier at the Whitnash Bowls Club for the

1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1981 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Willowdale Bowling Club in Toronto, Canada, from 1 to 15 August 1981. Swaziland replaced Samoa two weeks before the competition started due to the Samoan General Strike Norma Shaw ...

in Canada. After qualifying for the 1981 championships she won two gold medals in the fours with Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Gloria Thomas and Irene Molyneux and team event (Taylor Trophy) and a silver medal in the triples at the

in Toronto. As Eileen King national singles title in 1973 and the national singles 2 wood champion in 1976. She was also the 2 wood runner-up in 1978. She married Thoams Fletcher in 1976 to become Eileen Fletcher.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Eileen Date of birth missing 2019 deaths English female bowls players Bowls World Champions Year of birth unknown