Malcolm De Sousa
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| Nationality | British (Jersey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1991 Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sun BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malcolm De Sousa (born 12 July 1991) is an international lawn bowler from Jersey.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]De Sousa represented Jersey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2014 Commonwealth Games[1] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games[2]
In 2011 he won singles and pairs bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[3] and in 2019 he won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4]
De Sousa has won two British titles, winning the fours in 2016 and pairs in 2019 at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[5] In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[6]
In October 2021, De Sousa was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham. He duly competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
In 2023, he won the pairs title for the second time, with Ross Davis at the British Isles Bowls Championships, held in Ayr.[8][9] Later in 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Jersey at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[10] He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2014 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2018 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND WINNERS TRIUMPH AT BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Ross Davis and Malcolm De Sousa: Jersey pair win British Isles bowls title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "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]- Malcolm De Sousa at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Malcolm De Sousa at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Malcolm De Sousa at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Malcolm De Sousa at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games