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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1991 Northampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Northampton West End | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 12 (August 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Walker (born 20 December 1991) is an English international bowls player.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]Outdoors
[edit]In 2013, he won two gold medals at the European Bowls Championships in Spain.[3]
He was named as the 2015 Thomas Taylor 'Bowler of the Year'[4] after securing a National title in 2015 and winning the singles gold medal and the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5] In 2016 he won two more National titles, the Junior singles and Mixed fours at Leamington Spa.[6]
In December 2016 he was part of the triples team with Andy Knapper and Robert Paxton who won the gold medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[7]
By the end of 2017 he had won six National Championship titles in 2011, 2013, 2015 (x 2), 2016 and 2017.
In 2019 he won the singles and pairs gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[8][9] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[10]
In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[11] Partnering Sam Tolchard he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final.[12]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[13] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[14][15] In the triples with Nick Brett and Louis Ridout, he won the bronze medal.
In 2024, Walker defeated Harry Goodwin in the men's singles final at the 2024 national championships to record his second singles title success.
Indoors
[edit]Walker made a sensational debut at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship by winning the singles event, beating Jason Banks in the final.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
- ^ "2013 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Jamie Walker and Ryan Whitlock win Bowler of the Year titles". Bowls International.
- ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Mens Junior title". Bowls England.
- ^ "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Walker beats Burnett to retain men's singles title at World Bowls Atlantic Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Wales beat England to win gold". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Walker Wins World Indoor Singles Crown". Bowls International. Retrieved 25 January 2023.