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Chris Klefenz

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Chris Klefenz
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born1986
Pontypool, Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCross Keys BC (outdoors)
Blaenau Gwent (indoors)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jersey mixed four
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2018 fours
Gold medal – first place 2022 pairs

Christoph Alexander Klefenz (born 1986) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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In 2017, he won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships.[2] The following year in 2018, he was a member of the fours team that won the Welsh National Bowls Championships. He made his senior international debut in 2019 when selected to play in the Atlantic Championships.[3]

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2022, Klefenz won his second national title, winning the pairs with Danny Davies Jr. bowling for the Beaufort Club.[5]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Mens Elite Squad 2019". Welsh Bowls.
  2. ^ "2017 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Welsh Men Named For World Bowls 2020". Welsh Bowls International.
  4. ^ "Latest News". Welsh Bowls.
  5. ^ "2022 National Championships". Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.