David Bolt (born 1973) is an English male lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Bolt is an England international and was the National singles champion in 2011 and National fours champion in 2014 during the Men's National Championships. In 2016, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title and the following year finished runner-up in the pairs with Taylor Monk. He was selected as part of the English team for the

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on the Gold Coast in

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where he claimed a

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in the Fours with Jamie Chestney, Louis Ridout and Sam Tolchard. In 2019 he won the triples bronze medal at the

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and in 2021 was runner-up to Sam Tolchard in the National singles.

Personal life

Bolt was a postman by trade but set up a bowls shop business at the South Shields Bowling Centre in 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolt, David 1973 births Living people English male bowls players Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls