Sam Tolchard
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| Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ^ "Profile". Henselite.
- ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
- ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
- ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.