Natalie Melmore (married name Natalie Chestney, born 28 July 1989 in

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) is a lawn bowler from

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Bowls career

Natalie represented England at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

where she won a gold medal in the women's singles event.Commonwealth Games 2010: England & Wales win bowls gold
/ref> In 2011 she won the singles and triples silver 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 ...

. Natalie went on to win a further two silver medals in the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in the women's singles and women's pairs events with partner Jamie-Lea Winch. In 2016 she secured a fourth and fifth National title win and in 2018 was part of the fours that won the National Championships. After her 2014 singles success she subsequently won the singles 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 2015. She was selected as part of the English team for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

on the

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. In 2019 she won the singles and pairs bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women'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 ...

. She won the gold medal in the triples with Jamie-Lea Winch and Sian Honnor.

Personal life

In 2015, she married

Jamie Chestney Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career International achievements His first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the At ...

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melmore, Natalie Living people 1989 births 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 Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England English female bowls players Sportspeople from Torquay People from Newton Abbot Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games