Louis Ridout

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Louis Ridout
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 32)
Sport
SportBowls
ClubKings (Torquay)
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 pairs

Louis Ridout is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player.

Bowls career[]

In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[1]

In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.[2] The bowler who represents Devon[3] represented England during the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

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

He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.[7] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.[8] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016–2019.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "News: Tolchard takes double titles". Bowls International.
  3. ^ "BOWLS: Incomer Louis Ridout has outdoors Devon target after winning Planet Bowls title indoors". Torquay Herald Express.
  4. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Latest News". Bowls England.
  8. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  9. ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
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