Sam Tolchard
Sam Tolchard (born 27 May 1989) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1989 Torquay, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Exonia (indoors) Kings BC (outdoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile
In 2009, he won the singles and triples silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[2][3] and the following year in 2010, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Robert Newman.[4]
He competed for England in the men's pairs at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[5] where he won a bronze medal.[6][7]
He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[8] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Louis Ridout.[9][10]
In 2019, he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[11] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[12]
National Achievements
He has won seven National Championship titles.[13] He bowls outdoors for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016–2019.[14]
National titles
- 2007 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Champion of Champions)
- 2008 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Singles Four Wood)
- 2016 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Pairs)
- 2016 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Singles Two Wood)
- 2019 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Champion of Champions)
- 2021 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Singles Four Wood)
- 2021 Bowls England National Championships (Men's Singles Two Wood)
Personal life
He is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard.[15]
References
- "Profile". Henselite.
- "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Glasgow 2014: Sam Tolchard aims to banish 2010 bowls nightmare". BBC News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "Tolchard makes up for his Delhi dismay with bronze in men's pairs". Western Morning News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
- "Fours results". CG2018.
- "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
- "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. 6 January 2020.
- "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England. 15 September 2019.
- "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.