Jonathan Tomlinson
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1982 Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Abertillery, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | RTB Ebbw Vale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonathan Tomlinson (born 1 July 1982) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]In 2011 he won the singles silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2]
He competed for Wales in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[3][4] Four years later he was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5]
He was the Welsh National singles champion in 2015 and pairs winner in 2019.[6]
In 2019 he won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[7] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[8] In 2022, he competed in the men's triples, where he won a bronze medal and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9]
Family
[edit]His father John was the 1995 Welsh champion and his brother Ross is an international bowler and the 2010 Welsh champion.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack the lads in bowls shame". Wales Online. 23 March 2008.
- ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Lawn bowls trio delighted with bronze for Team Wales". South Wales Argus. 28 July 2014.
- ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Latest News". Welsh Bowls.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Bowls: Tomlinson keeps young guns on target". Daily Telegraph. 9 January 2003.
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Tomlinson at Team Wales
- Jonathan Tomlinson at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Jonathan Tomlinson at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Jonathan Tomlinson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Welsh male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Neath
- 21st-century British sportsmen