Natalie Melmore

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Natalie Chestney (née Melmore)
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 32)
Torquay, England
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryEngland
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
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

Natalie Melmore married name Natalie Chestney (born 28 July 1989, in Torquay) is a lawn bowler from Newton Abbot.[1]

Bowls career[]

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]

Personal life[]

In 2015, she married Jamie Chestney.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ {http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9088548.stm Commonwealth Games 2010: England & Wales win bowls gold]
  3. ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. 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. ^ "OCommonwealth Games bowler Natalie Melmore to take 2015 off". BBC Sport.
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