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==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> 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>
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 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 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 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 [[2020 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.<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>


==National Achievements==
==National Achievements==
He has won seven [[List of Bowls England Men's National Championships|National Championship]] 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> 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 seven [[List of Bowls England Men's National Championships|National Championship]] 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> 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|date=15 September 2019}}</ref>


'''National titles'''
'''National titles'''

Revision as of 15:50, 10 December 2021

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
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

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] 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

Personal life

He is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Henselite.
  2. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Sam Tolchard aims to banish 2010 bowls nightmare". BBC News. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Tolchard makes up for his Delhi dismay with bronze in men's pairs". Western Morning News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  9. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. 6 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  14. ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England. 15 September 2019.
  15. ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.
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