Jake Fehlberg
Jake Fehlberg (lawn bowls) teamed up with Helen Boardman in the B2/B3 mixed pairs at his second Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where the pair finished 4th. Four years earlier on the Gold Coast, he triumphed in the event alongside Lynne Seymour. Jake was encouraged to play bowls by his father Grant Fehlberg. Jake’s eyesight started to deteriorate when he was 10, so he had to ask his fellow bowlers to stand at the head to guide him to the jack. After a while, he started using a monocular or binoculars to see the other end of the rink. He claimed gold in the singles and silver in the triples at the 2011 Queensland Multi-Disability Championships aged 17, where he was named best singles bowler of the tournament. In 2020, he was named the Bowler with a Disability of the Year by Bowls Australia. Jake plays out of the Burleigh Heads Bowls Club and has a Bachelor of Business from Griffith University.
Sport / Discipline
Lawn Bowls
Birth Place
Gold Coast
Birth state
QLD
Date of Birth
06/01/1994
Age
30
Gold Coast, 2018
Birmingham, 2022
Results History
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Additional Information
Languages Spoken:
No
Are you a citizen of a country other than Australia? If yes, please provide details?
no
Education Details:
Bachelor of Business, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Club details:
Burleigh Heads Bowls Club
Why did you begin your sport?
Followed in dad's footsteps
What is your most memorable sporting achievement?
Playing for Australia at the multi nationals in June in Broadbeach - won gold in the mixed pairs (undefeated)
Who has been the most influential person or people in your career and why?
Dad, coach and number one supporter, been with me every step of the way
Do you have any hobbies away from your sport?
Playstation
What is your sporting ambition?
Making the Commonwealth Games team as it is the pinnacle event for lawn bowks