Sam Tolchard (born 27 May 1989) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.

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In 2009, he won the singles and triples silver medals at the

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and the following year in 2010, he won the

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pairs title with Robert Newman. He competed for England in the men's pairs at 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 ...

where he won a bronze medal. He 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 of Nations, Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, ...

on the Gold Coast in

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where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt,

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 Atl ...

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 wh ...

. In 2019, he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships 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 ...

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

. Partnering Jamie Walker he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal. In November 2022, he won the gold medal at the

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in Wellington, New Zealand.

National Achievements

He has won eight

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Personal life and family

Tolchard is the brother of England international bowler Sophie Tolchard. His father,

Ray Tolchard Raymond Charles Tolchard (13 October 1953 – 31 July 2004) was an English cricketer and Umpire (cricket), umpire. Tolchard was a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman. He was born in Torquay, Devon. Cricket career Tolchard made his debut fo ...

, played cricket for

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and was a

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umpire, and his uncle

Roger Tolchard Roger William Tolchard (born 15 June 1946) is an English former cricketer, who played in four Tests and one One Day International for England in the late 1970s. Life and career Tolchard was a wicket-keeper. Educated at Malvern College, he play ...

played

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for England and county cricket for Leicestershire. Another uncle,

Jeffrey Tolchard Jeffrey Graham Tolchard (born 17 March 1944) is an English former cricketer and footballer. Tolchard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who occasionally kept wicket. As a footballer, Tolchard played for Torquay ...

, also played cricket for Leicestershire and played football for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

and

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

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* * (2010–2014) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tolchard, Sam 1989 births Living people English male bowls players Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England 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 Sportspeople from Torquay Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games