Mike Kernaghan

Mike Kernaghan

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(1955-07-22) 22 July 1955 Wallasey, England
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	North East Valley Club, Dunedin
Medal record Representing New Zealand World Outdoor Championships Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Pairs Gold medal – first place 2016 Christchurch fours Gold medal – first place 2016 Christchurch team Commonwealth Games Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Singles Asia Pacific Bowls Championships Silver medal – second place 2015 Christchurch singles Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch pairs Silver medal – second place 2019 Gold Coast triples Silver medal – second place 2019 Gold Coast fours

Mike Kernaghan (born 22 July 1955 in Wallasey, England) is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2016 he won a bronze medal with Shannon McIlroy at the World Bowls Championship in the Men's Pairs competition in Christchurch before winning a gold medal in the fours with Blake Signal, Mike Nagy and Ali Forsyth.

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.

Commonwealth Games

He won a bronze medal in the men's singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and was a coach at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Asia Pacific

Kernaghan has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including double silver in the triples and fours at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.

National

He won the 2001, 2002 and 2014/15 singles titles, the 2007 pairs title and 2013/14 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Kaikorai Bowls Club.