Natalie Melmore

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Natalie Chestney (née Melmore)
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 33)
Torquay, England
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country England
Sport Lawn bowls
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Adelaide Women's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Women's pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Paphossingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Paphostriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Cardiffsingles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Cardiffpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019fours

Natalie Melmore married name Natalie Chestney (born 28 July 1989, in Torquay) is a lawn bowler from Newton Abbot. [1]

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Bowls career

Natalie represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's singles event. [2] In 2011 she won the singles and triples silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [3]

Natalie went on to win a further two silver medals in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's singles and women's pairs events with partner Jamie-Lea Winch.[ citation needed ]

In 2016 she secured a fourth and fifth National title win [4] and in 2018 was part of the fours that won the National Championships. [5] After her 2014 singles success she subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2015. [6]

She was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. [7] In 2019 she won the singles and pairs bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [8]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [9]

Personal life

In 2015, she married Jamie Chestney. [10]

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References

  1. THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Commonwealth Games 2010: England & Wales win bowls gold
  3. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from [www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php the original] on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  5. "2018 Fours results" (PDF). Bowls England.
  6. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  7. "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  8. "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. "OCommonwealth Games bowler Natalie Melmore to take 2015 off". BBC Sport.