Jamie Walker (born 20 December 1991) is an English international

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player.

Bowls career

Outdoors

In 2013, he won two gold medals at the

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in Spain. He was named as the 2015 Thomas Taylor 'Bowler of the Year' after securing a

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in 2015 and winning the singles gold medal and the triples bronze medal at the

Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it woul ...

. In 2016 he won two more National titles, the Junior singles and Mixed fours at

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. In December 2016 he was part of the triples team with Andy Knapper and

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who won the gold medal at the

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. He has won six

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titles in 2011, 2013, 2015 (x 2), 2016 and 2017. In 2019 he won the singles and pairs gold medal at the

and in 2020 he was selected for the

2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be ei ...

in Australia. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the

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. Partnering

Sam Tolchard Sam Tolchard (born 27 May 1989) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. Profile In 2009, he won the singles and triples silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and the following year in 2010, he won the Hong Kong Internat ...

he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events. In the triples with

Nick Brett Nick Brett (born 14 May 1974) is an English lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Brett bowls for the Huntingdon indoor bowls club and Brampton outdoor bowls club. He was ranked the indoor world number 1 in 2015 and 2016. and also won an outdoo ...

and

Louis Ridout Louis Ridout is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player. Bowls career In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard. The bowler who ...

, he won the bronze medal.

Indoors

Walker made a sensational debut at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship by winning the singles event, beating Jason Banks in the final.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jamie 1991 births Living people English male bowls players Bowls World Champions Indoor Bowls World Champions Bowls European Champions Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games