Jan Khan
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1958-04-25) 25 April 1958
Sport
SportBowls
ClubBeckenham BC
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Moama Women's fours
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch Women's triples
Silver medal – second place 2012 Adelaide Women's triples
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Women's fours
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's pairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Kuala Lumpurfours
Gold medal – first place2007 Christchurchfours
Bronze medal – third place2007 Christchurchtriples
Gold medal – first place2011 Adelaidefours
Bronze medal – third place2011 Adelaidetriples

Jan Maraea Khan (born 25 April 1958 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[1]

Personal life

Jan is of Pakistani descent through her father, and of Yugoslav and Maori descent through her mother.[2][3] Both she and her sister Marina Khan are the daughters of lawn bowler Millie Khan.

Bowls career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the women's fours event. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she again won a bronze in the women's pairs event with her sister Marina Khan.[4][5]

She has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, of which three have been gold medals.[6]

Khan won the 2010 singles title and the 1997, 2000 & 2001 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Beckenham Bowls Club.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ Longmore, Andrew (16 September 1998). "Spiritual guidance for Khan". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Ratttue, Chris (8 January 2010). "My life in sport: Jan Khan". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  5. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
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