Sophie Tolchard
Sophie Tolchard (born 2 October 1991) is an English international lawn bowler.
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Born | Torquay, England | 2 October 1991|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Sophie competed for England in the women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[1] where she won a gold medal with partners Ellen Falkner and Sian Gordon.[2][3]
In 2016, she won a pairs bronze medal with Ellen Falkner at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[4] She was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[5]
She has won multiple National Championships, three of which have been in the National singles. The latest successes were in 2018 when she beat Amy Gowshall in the singles and was also part of the winning fours [6] and the 2019 Two wood singles.
In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]
Personal life
She is the sister of England international bowler Sam Tolchard.[8]
References
- "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- "Sophie Tolchard shows no mercy as England bowls trio grab gold in Glasgow". Western Morning News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- "Torquay golden girl Sophie Tolchard paves the way for more medals". Herald Express. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
- "Results Portal" (PDF). Bowls England.
- "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
- "News". Torquay United Indoor Bowling Club.