Louis Ridout (born 24 January 1990 in Taunton) is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1990 Taunton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kings (Torquay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowls career edit
In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[1]
In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.[2] The bowler who represents Devon[3] 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[4] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[5][6]
He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.[7] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.[8] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016 to 2019.[9]
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[10] The team of Ridout, Nick Brett and Jamie Chestney won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.[11]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[12] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[13][14] In the triples with Nick Brett and Jamie Walker, he won the bronze medal.
References edit
- ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
External links edit
- Louis Ridout at Team England
- Louis Ridout at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Louis Ridout at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games