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| Birth name | Natalie Melmore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1989 Torquay, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalie Melmore (married name Natalie Chestney, born 28 July 1989 in Torquay) is a lawn bowler from Newton Abbot. [1]
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] She won the gold medal in the triples with Jamie-Lea Winch and Sian Honnor. [10]
In 2015, she married Jamie Chestney. [11]
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