Jamie Chestney
English bowls player (born 1986)
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Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Exonia BC (indoor)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 15 November 1986 Kings Lynn, England |
| Sport | |
| Club | Culm Vale (outdoor) Exonia BC (indoor) |
Medal record | |
Bowls career
International achievements
His first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2] The following year he gained a bronze medal at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs competition with Graham Shadwell.[3] Two years later he competed for England in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal.[4]
He finished runner-up in the 2016 International Open and the following year won the Cooperative Funeralcare International Open.
In 2018, he won the World Indoor Open Pairs title with Mark Dawes[5] and then won the Mixed Pairs title the following day with Lesley Doig.[6]
In 2018 he was also selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Louis Ridout and Sam Tolchard.[8][9]
Chestney won a third world indoor title when winning the open pairs at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship for the second time with Mark Dawes.[10][11]
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12] The team of Chestney, Nick Brett and Louis Ridout won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.[13]
National achievements
Chestney is a four times national champion, winning National Championship titles in 2004, 2009, 2021 and 2025.[14][15] Chestney was aged just 17 when he won the pairs title with Ian Wynter in 2004.[16]
He was part of the Kings Bowls Club, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016-2019.[17] He then joined the Culm Vale club.
National titles
Personal life
In 2015, he married fellow bowls international Natalie Melmore.[18] In 2020, he joined the Bowls England staff as a its Membership Register Project Officer.
