Kerry Clark

Peter Kerry Clark, known as Kerry Clark, is a New Zealand lawn bowls player who later became one of the sport's senior administrators. Born in Cromwell on 30 June 1949, he began playing bowls at the age of twelve and represented New Zealand at the 1972 world championships. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal alongside David Baldwin, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville, and at the 1978 Commonwealth Games he finished fourth in the men's singles. He made his final international appearance for New Zealand in 1980. In administration he convened the national men's selection panel, served as president of the International Bowling Board, and in 1996 became the first chief executive of Bowls New Zealand, and announced his retirement in 2016. He chaired the World Bowls laws committee from 2004 and chaired the organisation of the 2008 and 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championships in Christchurch. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989 and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017.