Svein Åke Ek

Svein Åke Ek, born on 27 September 1988, is a Norwegian ten-pin bowler and coach who bowls for Munken Bowlingklubb in Trondheim. He has been on the Norwegian national team since 2004, has coached the Norwegian under-23 national team since 2016 and is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He began in Larvik, moved to Frogner Bowlingklubb in 2005 and later played for Vågan in Lofoten before joining Munken in 2012. He has won five Norwegian championships, won the 2010 European Champions Cup, and in 2011 became European champion in trios with Bjørn Einar Rudshagen and Glenn Morten Pedersen. He also won junior European silver medals and a team bronze at the 2008 under-21 world championships in Orlando.