Khan is of Māori descent through her mother, while her father was a Yugoslav emigrant. She married her husband Ron Khan, who is of Pakistani descent, when she was 16.[2][3][4] Two of her daughters (Jan Khan and Marina Khan) were also New Zealand representative lawn bowlers.[5]
Khan won a total of eleven New Zealand National Bowls Championships titles; four in the singles (1989, 1990, 1992 and 2000); two in the pairs (1994 and 2000) and five in the fours (1989, 1990, 1997, 2001 and 2002) bowling for the Matamata Bowling Club.[8]
In 2013, Khan was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[10]
Referencesedit
^HighBeam Research - Bowls NZ champion dies, aged 65[dead link]
^Longmore, Andrew (16 September 1998). "Spiritual guidance for Khan". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
^"Renowned sportswoman dies". New Zealand Herald. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
^Ratttue, Chris (8 January 2010). "My life in sport: Jan Khan". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
^HighBeam Research - If anyone can Millie Khan[dead link]
^. Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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millie, khan, millie, cecilia, khan, july, 1938, november, 2003, lawn, bowls, competitor, zealand, mbepersonal, informationborn, 1938, july, 1938died24, november, 2003, 2003, aged, spouseronald, amin, khanrelative, khan, daughter, marina, khan, daughter, sport. Millie Cecilia Khan MBE 29 July 1938 24 November 2003 was a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand 1 Millie KhanMBEPersonal informationBorn 1938 07 29 29 July 1938Died24 November 2003 2003 11 24 aged 65 SpouseRonald Amin KhanRelative s Jan Khan daughter Marina Khan daughter SportCountryNew ZealandSportLawn bowlsClubMatamata Bowling ClubAchievements and titlesNational finals11 national titlesMedal record Women s lawn bowls Representing New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland Singles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Singles Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 1985 Tweed Heads Fours 1989 Suva Singles 1995 Dunedin Triples 1995 Dunedin Fours 1985 Tweed Heads Triples 1985 Suva Pairs 1997 Warilla Singles 1997 Warilla Pairs Contents 1 Personal life 2 Bowls career 3 Honours and awards 4 ReferencesPersonal life editKhan is of Maori descent through her mother while her father was a Yugoslav emigrant She married her husband Ron Khan who is of Pakistani descent when she was 16 2 3 4 Two of her daughters Jan Khan and Marina Khan were also New Zealand representative lawn bowlers 5 Bowls career editA competitor at four Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the women s singles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games She won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 6 She won eight medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including four gold medals 7 Khan won a total of eleven New Zealand National Bowls Championships titles four in the singles 1989 1990 1992 and 2000 two in the pairs 1994 and 2000 and five in the fours 1989 1990 1997 2001 and 2002 bowling for the Matamata Bowling Club 8 Honours and awards editIn the 1990 Queen s Birthday Honours Khan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to bowls 9 In 2013 Khan was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame 10 References edit HighBeam Research Bowls NZ champion dies aged 65 dead link Longmore Andrew 16 September 1998 Spiritual guidance for Khan The Independent Archived from the original on 14 May 2022 Retrieved 6 February 2015 Renowned sportswoman dies New Zealand Herald 24 November 2003 Retrieved 6 February 2015 Ratttue Chris 8 January 2010 My life in sport Jan Khan New Zealand Herald Retrieved 6 February 2015 HighBeam Research If anyone can Millie Khan dead link Millie Khan Bowls Tawa Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners PDF World Bowls Retrieved 31 May 2021 New Zealand Championships Bowls Tawa No 52174 The London Gazette 16 June 1990 p 30 Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration Bowls New Zealand 2013 Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 Retrieved 5 August 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Millie Khan amp oldid 1140449068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
