Malcolm De Sousa (born 12 July 1991) is an international
lawn bowler
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from Jersey.
Bowls career
De Sousa represented Jersey at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
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, the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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[ and the ]2018 Commonwealth Games
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In 2011 he won singles and pairs bronze medals 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 ...
and in 2019 he won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.
De Sousa has won two British titles, winning the fours in 2016 and pairs in 2019 at the British Isles Bowls Championships
The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ...
. 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 October 2021, De Sousa was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...
being held in Birmingham. He duly competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...
.
In 2023, he won the pairs title for the second time, with Ross Davis at the British Isles Bowls Championships
The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ...
, held in Ayr. Later in 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Jersey at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
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. He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events.
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1991 births
Living people
Jersey bowls players
Commonwealth Games competitors for Jersey
Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games