Louis Ridout (born 24 January 1990) is an English international indoor and outdoor

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player. He reached a career high ranking of world number 17 in August 2024.

Bowls career

In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the

Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Bowls Championship, World Outdoor Bowls Championships until ...

. In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard. The bowler who represents

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represented England during the

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. He was selected as part of the English team for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

on the Gold Coast in

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where he claimed a

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in the Fours with David Bolt,

Jamie Chestney Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career International achievements His first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the Atl ...

and Sam Tolchard. He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final. He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the

British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, from England, Scotland, Wales, a combined Ireland, and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triple ...

the following year. He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016 to 2019. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

. The team of Ridout, Nick Brett and

won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the

2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship is the 14th edition of the World Bowls Championship, held on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 10 September. The event was long-awaited by the sport because the 2020 World Out ...

. He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events. In the triples with Nick Brett and Jamie Walker, he won the bronze medal.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ridout, Louis 1990 births Living people English male bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Taunton 21st-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls