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Sophie Tolchard

Sophie Tolchard (born 2 October 1991) is an English international lawn bowler.

Sophie Tolchard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)
Torquay, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubKings BC, Torquay
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking6 (August 2024)[1]
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gold Coast fours
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast pairs
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow triples
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paphos triples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 triples
Gold medal – first place 2017 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2017 triples
Gold medal – first place 2019 fours
Gold medal – first place 2023 singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 triples
English Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2011 triples
Gold medal – first place 2015 singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2016 triples
Gold medal – first place 2018 singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 singles2w
Gold medal – first place 2021 triples
Gold medal – first place 2022 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2023 triples

Bowls career

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World Championships

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In 2016, she won a pairs bronze medal with Ellen Falkner at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[3] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.[4][5] In the fours, her team won the gold medal defeating Australia in the final and one week later in the pairs, she won a bronze medal partnering Amy Pharaoh.

Commonwealth Games

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Sophie has competed at three Commonwealth Games for England. The first in the women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[6] where she won a gold medal with partners Ellen Falkner and Sian Gordon.[7][8] The second was in 2018, when she was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[9]

In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[10] In the pairs with Amy Pharaoh she secured a silver medal.[11]

Atlantic Bowls Championship

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In 2015, she won the triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[12] In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[13]

National Championships

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She has won nine National Championships, three of which have been in the National singles. The recent successes were in 2018 when she beat Amy Gowshall in the singles and was also part of the winning fours,[14] the 2019 Two wood singles, the 2021 triples, with Harriet Stevens and Emma Cooper[15] and the 2022 pairs with Stevens.[16]

In 2023, she won the singles title at the British Isles Bowls Championships, held in Ayr. It was her fifth British Isles title.[17] Later in August, she won the triples with Nicole Rogers and Harriet Stevens, at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals to claim her tenth national title.[18] The three women then went on to win the triples title at the 2024 British Isles Bowls Championships.[19]

Personal life

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She is the sister of England international bowler Sam Tolchard. She now works part-time for Coreus.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Sophie Tolchard shows no mercy as England bowls trio grab gold in Glasgow". Western Morning News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Torquay golden girl Sophie Tolchard paves the way for more medals". Herald Express. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  10. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ^ "RYAN, KRSTIC CLAIM PAIRS GOLD WITH DRAMATIC EXTRA END WIN". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  13. ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. 6 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Results Portal" (PDF). Bowls England.
  15. ^ "2021 Triples final". Bowls England. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  16. ^ "The Delivery, Delight for duo Baker and Brett on day six". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  17. ^ "ENGLAND WINNERS TRIUMPH AT BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Women's Triples Championship - Fixtures". Bowls England. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  19. ^ "British Bowls Championships report". Bowls England. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  20. ^ "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.
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