Louis Ridout
Louis Ridout is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player.
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Nationality | England | ||||||||||
Born | 24 January 1990 | ||||||||||
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Sport | Bowls | ||||||||||
Club | Kings (Torquay) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.[1] The bowler who represents Devon[2] 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[3] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[4][5]
He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.[6] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.[7] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016–2019.[8]
References
- "News: Tolchard takes double titles". Bowls International.
- "BOWLS: Incomer Louis Ridout has outdoors Devon target after winning Planet Bowls title indoors". Torquay Herald Express.
- "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
- "Fours results". CG2018.
- "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
- "Latest News". Bowls England.
- "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.