David Bolt
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1978-12-23) 23 December 1978 (age 45)
Sunderland
Sport
SportLawn / indoor bowls
ClubSilksworth BC
South Shields IBC
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff triples
Hong Kong International Bowls Classic
Gold medal – first place 2016 singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 fours
English Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2011 singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 fours
Silver medal – second place 2021 singles

David Bolt (born 1973) is an English male lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Bolt is an England international[1] and was the National singles champion in 2011 and National fours champion in 2014 during the Men's National Championships.[2]

In 2016, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title and the following year finished runner-up in the pairs with Taylor Monk.[3]

He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4][5] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with Jamie Chestney, Louis Ridout and Sam Tolchard.[6][7]

In 2019 he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[8] and in 2021 was runner-up to Sam Tolchard in the National singles.[9]

Personal life

Bolt was a postman by trade but set up a bowls shop business at the South Shields Bowling Centre in 2016.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Bowls England men's senior international team". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  3. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Bowls: City star David Bolt lands deserved Commonwealth Games call-up". Sunderland Echo.
  6. ^ "Fours results". CG2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowls star hoping business venture will be just champion". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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