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Jamie Chestney
Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler.[1] Bowls careerInternational achievementsHis first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2] The following year he gained a bronze medal at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs competition with Graham Shadwell.[3] Two years later he competed for England in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal.[4] He finished runner-up in the 2016 International Open and the following year won the Cooperative Funeralcare International Open. In 2018, he won the World Indoor Open Pairs title with Mark Dawes[5] and then won the Mixed Pairs title the following day with Lesley Doig.[6] In 2018 he was also selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Louis Ridout and Sam Tolchard.[8][9] Chestney won a third world indoor title when winning the open pairs at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship for the second time with Mark Dawes.[10][11] In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12] The team of Chestney, Nick Brett and Louis Ridout won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.[13] National achievementsChestney is a three times national champion, winning National Championship titles in 2004, 2009 and 2021.[14][15] Chestney was aged just 17 when he won the pairs title with Ian Wynter in 2004.[16] He was also part of the Kings Bowls Club, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016-2019.[17] National titles
Personal lifeIn 2015, he married fellow bowls international Natalie Melmore.[18] In 2020, he joined the Bowls England staff as a its Membership Register Project Officer. References
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