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| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1958-04-25)25 April 1958 (age 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Beckenham BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Maraea Khan (born 25 April 1958 inRotorua, New Zealand) is an international lawn bowls competitor forNew Zealand.[1]
Jan is ofPakistani descent through her father, and ofYugoslav andMaori descent through her mother.[2][3] Both she and her sisterMarina Khan are the daughters of lawn bowlerMillie Khan.
At the2002 Commonwealth Games, she won abronze medal in the women's fours event. At the2006 Commonwealth Games she again won a bronze in the women's pairs event with her sisterMarina Khan.[4][5]
She has won five medals at theAsia 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 theNew Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Beckenham Bowls Club.[7]
