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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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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> |
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==National Achievements== |
==National Achievements== |
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sam Tolchard (born 27 May 1989) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Profile
He competed for England in the men's pairs at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] where he won a bronze medal.[3][4]
He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Louis Ridout.[6][7]
In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[8]
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.[9]
Personal life
He is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard.[10]
References
- ^ "Profile". Henselite.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
- ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
- ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.