Chloe Wilson

{{Short description|Northern Irish lawn bowler}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}

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| nationality = British (Northern Irish)

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{{MedalCompetition|World Outdoor Championships}}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Gold Coast | triples }}

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{{MedalCompetition|Irish Nationals}}

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Chloe Wilson (born 8 March 2002) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.{{cite web|url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/athletes/chloe-wilson/57649fc2-ff4b-4c36-ad2e-86f5b108dd44 |title=Chloe Wilson |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=25 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.armaghi.com/news/the-portadown-athlete-with-her-sights-set-on-commonwealth-games-glory/173353 |title=The Portadown athlete with her sights set on Commonwealth Games glory |publisher=Armagh i |access-date=25 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/other-sport/chloe-wilson-feels-team-ni-can-bowl-them-over-at-commonwealth-games-3763027 |title=Chloe Wilson feels Team NI can bowl them over at Commonwealth Games |publisher=News Letter |access-date=25 May 2023}}

Career

Wilson won the Northern Ireland Women's Bowling Association (NIWBA) Pairs Championship in 2018 and on eyear later was chosen for the Irish Emerging Squad. Wilson was selected to represent Northern Ireland in the triples and the fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. During 2002, she also won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships in the triples with Ashleigh Rainey and Lara Reaney.{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSTVKj6NY2HrjxGAc68UFChZXnUlx43TfWRn1bMqtmud5w1TrAr-mSW8MNRx2DySQ4pKCnGjLle0_M_/pubhtml |title=2023 European Bowls Championships results |publisher=Bowls Europe |access-date=25 May 2023}}

In 2023, she was selected as part of the All-Ireland team for the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship on the Gold Coast In Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishbowlingassociation.co.uk/uncategorized/team-for-world-bowls-announced/ |title=TEAM FOR WORLD BOWLS ANNOUNCED |publisher=irish Bowls Association |access-date=25 May 2023}} She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}} In the triples partnering Sophie McIntyre and Shauna O'Neill, the team won a bronze medal after losing to Australia in the semi finals.

In 2024 she won another gold medal at the 2024 European Bowls Championships but this time in the fours.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishbowlingassociation.co.uk/uncategorized/european-championships-finals-day/ |title=European Championships – Finals day |website=Irish Bowling Association |access-date=12 September 2024}}

Wilson won a her first national title at the 2024 Irish National Bowls Championships in the fours.{{cite web|url=http://www.iwba.co.uk/Championships/IWBA-Championships.html |title=2024 Winners |publisher=IWBA |access-date=30 March 2025}}

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