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Jamie Chestney
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 39)
Kings Lynn, England
Sport
ClubCulm Vale (outdoor)
Exonia BC (indoor)
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgowfours
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coastfours
Gold medal – first place2022 Birminghamtriples
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birminghamfours
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 Adelaidepairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Yarmouthpairs
Gold medal – first place2018 YarmouthMixed pairs
Gold medal – first place2021 Yarmouthpairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Paphossingles
Gold medal – first place2011 Paphostriples
English Nationals
Gold medal – first place2004pairs
Gold medal – first place2009junior singles
Gold medal – first place2021cofc
Gold medal – first place2025triples

Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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International achievements

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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

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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

References

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  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jamie Chestney biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chestney & Dawes win Pairs Final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Second World Indoor title as Jamie Chestney gains revenge over Darren Burnett". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  8. ↑ "Fours results". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Dawes And Chestney Win Second Open Pairs Title". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Second world pairs title for Mark Dawes following closure of Blackpool Newton Hall Indoor Bowling Club". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples". BBC. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Past Records". Bowls England. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sport in Brief". The Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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