Jonathan Tomlinson

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Jonathan Tomlinson
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born (1982-07-01) 1 July 1982 (age 39)
Neath, Wales
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sportbowls
ClubRTB Ebbw Vale
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Men's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Men's triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff triples

Jonathan Tomlinson (born 1 July 1982) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career[]

In 2011 he won the singles silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2]

He competed for Wales in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[3][4] Four years later he was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5]

He was the Welsh National singles champion in 2015 and pairs winner in 2019.[6]

In 2019 he won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[7] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[8]

Family[]

His father John was the 1995 Welsh champion and his brother Ross is an international bowler and the 2010 Welsh champion.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jack the lads in bowls shame". Wales Online. 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Lawn bowls trio delighted with bronze for Team Wales". South Wales Argus. 28 July 2014.
  5. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales.
  6. ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Latest News". Welsh Bowls.
  9. ^ "Bowls: Tomlinson keeps young guns on target". Daily Telegraph.
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