Natalie Chestney
Personal information
Birth nameNatalie Melmore
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989
Torquay, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaidewomen's singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Delhiwomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgowwomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgowwomen's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birminghamwomen's triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Paphossingles
Silver medal – second place2011 Paphostriples
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cardiffsingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cardiffpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2015singles
Gold medal – first place2012fours
Gold medal – first place2017pairs
Gold medal – first place2017triples
Gold medal – first place2019fours

Natalie Melmore (married name Natalie Chestney, born 28 July 1989 in Torquay) is a lawn bowler from Newton Abbot.[1]

Bowls career

Natalie represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's singles event.[2] In 2011 she won the singles and triples silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3]

Natalie went on to win a further two silver medals in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's singles and women's pairs events with partner Jamie-Lea Winch.

In 2016 she secured a fourth and fifth National title win[4] and in 2018 was part of the fours that won the National Championships.[5] After her 2014 singles success she subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2015.[6]

She was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7] In 2019 she won the singles and pairs bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[8]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9] She won the gold medal in the triples with Jamie-Lea Winch and Sian Honnor.[10]

Personal life

In 2015, she married Jamie Chestney.[11]

References

  1. ↑ THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Commonwealth Games 2010: England & Wales win bowls gold
  3. ↑ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  5. ↑ "2018 Fours results" (PDF). Bowls England.
  6. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  7. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  8. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "England beat Malaysia to win women's triple lawn bowls gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "OCommonwealth Games bowler Natalie Melmore to take 2015 off". BBC Sport.
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