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==Personal life==
==Personal life and family==
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>
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==

Revision as of 20:16, 3 August 2022

Sam Tolchard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
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
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Men's pairs
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] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[13] Partnering Jamie Walker he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final.[14]

National Achievements

He has won seven National Championship titles.[15] He bowls outdoors for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016–2019.[16]

National titles

Personal life and family

Tolchard is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard.[17] 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.[18]

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. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Wales beat England to win gold". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  16. ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England. 15 September 2019.
  17. ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.
  18. ^ "Sam Tolchard". Team England. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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