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'''Sam Tolchard''' (born 27 May 1989) is an English international [[Bowls|lawn and indoor bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henselite.co.uk/team/sam-tolchard|title=Profile|publisher=Henselite}}</ref>
'''Sam Tolchard''' (born 27 May 1989) is an English international [[Bowls|lawn and indoor bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henselite.co.uk/team/sam-tolchard|title=Profile|publisher=Henselite}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/63755210 |title=Tolchard wins first global title | publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref>


==Profile==
==Profile==
In 2009 he won the singles and triples silver medals at the [[Atlantic Bowls Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062629/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|title=2009 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503964873/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=284753c0|title=Bowls |date=18 May 2009 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=21 May 2021|page=61 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref> He competed for England in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|men's pairs]] at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Glasgow 2014: Sam Tolchard aims to banish 2010 bowls nightmare|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/27812230|website=BBC News|accessdate=10 May 2015|date=12 June 2014}}</ref> where he won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 profile |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1024899/sam_tolchard.html |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tolchard makes up for his Delhi dismay with bronze in men’s pairs|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Tolchard-makes-Delhi-dismay-bronze-men-8217-s/story-21963471-detail/story.html|website=Western Morning News|accessdate=10 May 2015|date=28 July 2014}}</ref>
In 2009, he won the singles and triples silver medals at the [[Atlantic Bowls Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|title=2009 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062629/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=14 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503964873/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=284753c0|title=Bowls |date=18 May 2009 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=21 May 2021|page=61 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and the following year in 2010, he won the [[Hong Kong International Bowls Classic]] pairs title with [[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=146&Itemid=218&lang=en | title=HK Classic winners Men Pairs | publisher=HKLBA | access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>


He was selected as part of the [[England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|English team]] for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in [[Queensland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/news/team-england-lawn-bowlers-selected-for-gold-coast-2018-commonwealth-games#DLHCSLkooDvDMf2q.97|title=2018 Commonwealth Games team|publisher=Team England}}</ref> where he claimed a bronze medal in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Fours]] with [[David Bolt (bowls)|David Bolt]], [[Jamie Chestney]] and [[Louis Ridout]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
He competed for England in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|men's pairs]] at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Glasgow 2014: Sam Tolchard aims to banish 2010 bowls nightmare|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/27812230|website=BBC News|accessdate=10 May 2015|date=12 June 2014}}</ref> where he won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 profile |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1024899/sam_tolchard.html |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tolchard makes up for his Delhi dismay with bronze in men's pairs|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Tolchard-makes-Delhi-dismay-bronze-men-8217-s/story-21963471-detail/story.html|website=Western Morning News|accessdate=10 May 2015|date=28 July 2014}}</ref>


He was selected as part of the [[England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|English team]] for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in [[Queensland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/news/team-england-lawn-bowlers-selected-for-gold-coast-2018-commonwealth-games#DLHCSLkooDvDMf2q.97|title=2018 Commonwealth Games team|publisher=Team England}}</ref> where he claimed a bronze medal in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Fours]] with [[David Bolt (bowls)|David Bolt]], [[Jamie Chestney]] and [[Louis Ridout]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In 2019 he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> and in 2020 he was selected for the [[2021 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/selection-2020-world-bowls-championships/|title=SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>

In 2019, he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> and in 2020, he was selected for the [[2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/selection-2020-world-bowls-championships/|title=SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=6 January 2020|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref> In 2022, he competed in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|men's pairs]] and the [[Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|men's fours]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/56866|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> Partnering [[Jamie Walker (bowls)|Jamie Walker]] he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62383542|title=Wales beat England to win gold|publisher=BBC|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

In November 2022, he won the gold medal at the [[World Singles Champion of Champions]] in Wellington, New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/sam-tolchard-crowned-world-champion-of-champions-champion/ |title=Tolchard crowned World Champion of Champions champion| publisher=England Bowls |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> He participated in the [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's singles|men's singles]] and the [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Pairs|men's pairs]] events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> In the singles, he won his group undfeated but then lost to [[Iain McLean]] at the quarter final stage.


==National Achievements==
==National Achievements==
He has won four [[List of Bowls England Men's National Championships|National Championship]] titles in 2007, 2008 and 2016 (singles & pairs). He bowls outdoors for Kings BC, who have won the [[Bowls England National Championships (Top Club)|Top Club championship]] four years running from 2016-2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/mens-top-club/|title=KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN’S TOP CLUB TITLE|website=Bowls England}}</ref>
He has won eight [[List of Bowls England Men's National Championships|National Championship]] titles, including six singles titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTES6_wJnq77Qpg4L82G5Aisntif5ROsAiyQgZquY9qfYSvZwO3VOo4AYnRLfSb8iwvYOAHDd49Yuwx/pubhtml#|title=Bowls England National Finals 2021|publisher=Bowls England|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/the-delivery-double-two-bowl-delight-for-tolchard-on-day-14/|title=DOUBLE TWO BOWL DELIGHT FOR TOLCHARD ON DAY 14 |publisher=Bowls England |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> He bowls outdoors for Kings BC, who have won the [[Bowls England National Championships (Top Club)|Top Club championship]] four years running from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/mens-top-club/|title=KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE|website=Bowls England|date=15 September 2019}}</ref>


'''National titles'''
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==Personal life==
*2007 [[Bowls England National Championships (Men's Champion of Champions)]]
He is the brother of England international bowler [[Sophie Tolchard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torquayindoorbowls.co.uk/Newsletter.html|title=News|publisher=Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club}}</ref>
*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)]]
*2022 [[Bowls England National Championships (Men's Singles Two Wood)]]

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==Personal life and family==
Tolchard is the brother of England international bowler [[Sophie Tolchard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torquayindoorbowls.co.uk/Newsletter.html|title=News|publisher=Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club}}</ref> His father, [[Ray Tolchard]], played cricket for [[Devon County Cricket Club|Devon]] and was a [[first-class cricket]] umpire, and his uncle [[Roger Tolchard]] played [[Test cricket]] for England and county cricket for [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]]. Another uncle, [[Jeffrey Tolchard]], also played cricket for Leicestershire and played football for [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] and [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Tolchard |url=https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/sam-tolchard |website=Team England |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Team England|sam-tolchard}}
* {{CGF profile}} (2010–2014)
* {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn_bowls/1024899/sam_tolchard}}
* {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6033385-samuel-tolchard|Samuel Tolchard}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|56866}}


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Latest revision as of 05:08, 31 October 2024

Sam Tolchard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1989-05-27) 27 May 1989 (age 35)
Torquay, England
Sport
SportBowls
ClubTorquay Utd (indoors)
Kings BC (outdoors)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking16 (August 2024)[1]
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast fours
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg triples
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff triples
World Champion of Champions
Gold medal – first place 2022 Wellington singles
Hong Kong International Bowls Classic
Gold medal – first place 2010 pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 pairs
English Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2007 cofc
Gold medal – first place 2008 singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2016 singles2w
Gold medal – first place 2019 cofc
Gold medal – first place 2021 singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 singles2w
Gold medal – first place 2022 singles2w

Sam Tolchard (born 27 May 1989) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[2][3]

Profile

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In 2009, he won the singles and triples silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5] and the following year in 2010, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Robert Newman.[6]

He competed for England in the men's pairs at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[7] where he won a bronze medal.[8][9]

He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[10] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Louis Ridout.[11][12]

In 2019, he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[13] and in 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[15] Partnering Jamie Walker he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.[16]

In November 2022, he won the gold medal at the World Singles Champion of Champions in Wellington, New Zealand.[17]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[18] He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events.[19][20] In the singles, he won his group undfeated but then lost to Iain McLean at the quarter final stage.

National Achievements

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He has won eight National Championship titles, including six singles titles.[21][22] He bowls outdoors for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016 to 2019.[23]

National titles

Personal life and family

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Tolchard is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard.[24] His father, Ray Tolchard, played cricket for Devon and was a first-class cricket umpire, and his uncle Roger Tolchard played Test cricket for England and county cricket for Leicestershire. Another uncle, Jeffrey Tolchard, also played cricket for Leicestershire and played football for Torquay United and Exeter City.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile". Henselite.
  3. ^ "Tolchard wins first global title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Sam Tolchard aims to banish 2010 bowls nightmare". BBC News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Tolchard makes up for his Delhi dismay with bronze in men's pairs". Western Morning News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  10. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  11. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. 6 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Wales beat England to win gold". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Tolchard crowned World Champion of Champions champion". England Bowls. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  18. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  20. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  22. ^ "DOUBLE TWO BOWL DELIGHT FOR TOLCHARD ON DAY 14". Bowls England. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  23. ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England. 15 September 2019.
  24. ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.
  25. ^ "Sam Tolchard". Team England. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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