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==Profile==
==Profile==
In 2009 he won the singles silver medal at the [[Atlantic Bowls Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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://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>


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 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>

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Sam Tolchard
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1989-05-27) 27 May 1989 (age 35)
Torquay, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportBowls
ClubExonia (indoors)
Kings BC (outdoors)
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
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg triples
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff triples

Sam Tolchard (born 27 May 1989) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Profile

In 2009 he won the singles and triples silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2][3] He competed for England in the men's pairs at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[4] where he won a bronze medal.[5][6]

He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Louis Ridout.[8][9]

In 2019 he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[10] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2021 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[11]

National Achievements

He has won four National Championship titles in 2007, 2008 and 2016 (singles & pairs). He bowls outdoors for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016-2019.[12]

Personal life

He is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Henselite.
  2. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Sam Tolchard aims to banish 2010 bowls nightmare". BBC News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Tolchard makes up for his Delhi dismay with bronze in men's pairs". Western Morning News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  8. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
  12. ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
  13. ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.
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