Kelvin Kerkow
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Ivan Kerkow |
| Nickname(s) | Spike |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
22 April 1969 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2011) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) (2011) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | South Tweed Sports Club |
| Updated on 8 November 2012. | |
Kelvin Kerkow (born 22 April 1969) is an Australian lawn bowls and indoor bowls player and author.
Kelvin has won three World Indoor Championships Pairs Gold Medals. In the 1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship he partnered Ian Schuback, and in the 2005 World Indoor Bowls Championship and 2009 World Indoor Bowls Championship he partnered Mervyn King.
He won a silver medal in the fours at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
Kerkow also secured the 2006 Commonwealth Games Singles Gold Medal and the 2006 Scottish International Open Singles Title defeating David Gourlay in the final.
In January 2009 Kerkow released his autobiography Rolled Gold in which he tells the story of his battle with a childhood disease and how lawn bowls helped him overcome his disability with help from his friend Steve Glasson.
Other Achievements in Bowls:
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