Louis Ridout

In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.^[2]

In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.^[3] The bowler who represents Devon^[4] 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^[5] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.^[6][7]

He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.^[8] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.^[9] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016 to 2019.^[10]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[11] The team of Ridout, Nick Brett and Jamie Chestney won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.^[12]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.^[13] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.^[14][15] In the triples with Nick Brett and Jamie Walker, he won the bronze medal.

• Louis Ridout at Team England
• Louis Ridout at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Louis Ridout at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games