Natalie Melmore

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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 Chestney
Personal information
Birth nameNatalie Melmore
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 35)
Torquay, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide women's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow women's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham women's triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos triples
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 fours
Gold medal – first place 2017 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2017 triples
Gold medal – first place 2019 fours

Bowls career

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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]

Personal life

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In 2015, she married Jamie Chestney.[11]

References

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  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 the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  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. ^ "England beat Malaysia to win women's triple lawn bowls gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ^ "OCommonwealth Games bowler Natalie Melmore to take 2015 off". BBC Sport.
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