Jamie Walker (bowls)
{{Short description|English international bowls player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Jamie Walker
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Northampton, England
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| club = Northampton West End
| highestranking = 9 (September 2024){{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=20 October 2024}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's bowls }}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2016 Christchurch | triples }}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Gold Coast | triples}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham|Men's pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Paphos|singles}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Paphos|triples}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|singles}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2013 Spain| mixed }}
{{MedalGold| 2013 Spain | team }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Bowls Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Yarmouth|singles}}
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Jamie Walker (born 20 December 1991) is an English international bowls player.{{cite web|url=https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Englandchange.pdf|title=England team profiles|publisher=2016 World Bowls|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510103521/https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Englandchange.pdf|archivedate=2017-05-10}} He reached a career high ranking of world number 9 in September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=9 March 2025 }}
Bowls career
= Outdoors =
In 2013, he won two gold medals at the European Bowls Championships in Spain.{{cite web|url=https://bowlseurope.com/ebu-team-championships-2013/|title=2013 results|publisher=Bowls Europe|access-date=21 April 2022}}
He was named as the 2015 Thomas Taylor 'Bowler of the Year'{{cite web |url=http://www.bowlsinternational.com/view_article.asp?id=9466|title=Jamie Walker and Ryan Whitlock win Bowler of the Year titles|publisher=Bowls International}} after securing a National title in 2015 and winning the singles gold medal and the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2015-atlantic-championship/|title=2015 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}} In 2016 he won two more National titles, the Junior singles and Mixed fours at Leamington Spa.{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A-Yk_1mPD4DrATCTV0GOT0mIMI9tkZ0bTOxeklUwu24/pubhtml#|title=Mens Junior title|publisher=Bowls England}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/38194221|title=World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title|publisher=BBC Sport}}
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{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079592/walker-beats-burnett-to-retain-mens-singles-title-at-world-bowls-atlantic-championships|title=Walker beats Burnett to retain men's singles title at World Bowls Atlantic Championships|publisher=Inside the Games|access-date=15 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}} and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/selection-2020-world-bowls-championships/|title=SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=Bowls England}}
In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/56868|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}} Partnering Sam Tolchard he won the pairs silver medal, losing out to Wales in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62383542|title=Wales beat England to win gold|publisher=BBC|access-date=2 August 2022}}
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}} He participated in the men's triples and the men'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 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 =
Walker made a sensational debut at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship by winning the singles event, beating Jason Banks in the final.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/jamie-walker-wins-world-indoor-singles-crown/ |title=Jamie Walker Wins World Indoor Singles Crown |publisher=Bowls International |access-date=25 January 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Team England|jamie-walker}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|56868}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jamie}}
Category:English male bowls players
Category:Bowls World Champions
Category:Indoor Bowls World Champions
Category:Bowls European Champions
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games