Chloe Watson (born 1997) is an Irish international lawn and Indoor bowler.[1]

Chloe Watson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born1997
Dundonald
EducationBangor Academy and Sixth Form College
OccupationNI Civil Servant (Education)
Sport
CountryIreland
SportLawn & Indoor Bowls
ClubNorthern Ireland Civil Service (outdoors)
Belfast BC (indoors).
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place World U25 singles Potters 2018
IIBC Championships
Silver medal – second place U25 Mixed Pairs 2013
Gold medal – first place World U25 Ladies Singles 2014
Silver medal – second place U25 Mixed Pairs 2014
Silver medal – second place Mixed Pairs 2015
Silver medal – second place Ladies Singles 2016
Silver medal – second place Mixed Pairs 2016
Silver medal – second place U25 Ladies Singles 2017
Gold medal – first place World Ladies Singles 2017
National Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2013
Gold medal – first place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2014
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2014
Gold medal – first place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2015
Gold medal – first place Ladies Singles 2015
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2015
Gold medal – first place Ladies Fours 2015
Gold medal – first place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2016
Gold medal – first place Ladies Singles 2016
Gold medal – first place Ladies Pairs 2016
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2016
Gold medal – first place Ladies Fours 2016
Gold medal – first place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2017
Gold medal – first place Ladies Singles 2017
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2017
Gold medal – first place Ladies Fours 2017
Gold medal – first place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2018
Silver medal – second place Ladies Singles 2018
Gold medal – first place Ladies Pairs 2018
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2018
Gold medal – first place Ladies Fours 2018
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2022
British Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place Mixed Under 18s Pairs 2014
Silver medal – second place Ladies Under 25s Singles 2014
Silver medal – second place Ladies Singles 2015
Silver medal – second place Ladies Singles 2017
Gold medal – first place Ladies Triples 2017
Gold medal – first place Ladies Pairs 2018
National Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place Under 25 Singles
Gold medal – first place Under 25 Singles
Gold medal – first place Under 25 Pairs 2016
Gold medal – first place Triples 2016

Bowls career

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Beginning her career within the sport of Bowls in 2008, Watson gained her first International cap at the age of 10 representing Ireland in Cardiff, Wales. Since then, Chloe has played 195+ games representing Ireland and has been named The Belfast Telegraphs Sports Person of the Year.

Indoor

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Watson has won over 30 Irish national indoor titles and to date is the only Irish Lady in history to hold all 5 titles in 1 year (2016), U25 Singles, Ladies Singles, Ladies Pairs, Ladies Triples & Ladies Fours; the singles, triples and fours in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the pairs in 2016.[2] She is also a winner of the World IIBC Under-25 Women's singles title [3] and won the 2017 World IIBC Senior Championship in Swansea to seal her place in the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship (Potters) which she also went on to win at Under 25 level.[4]

Outdoor

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She won the 2016 triples title at the Irish National Bowls Championships bowling for the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Bowls Club & U25 Pairs as well as being a several times U25 singles winner[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Taylor Bowls.
  2. ^ "CHLOE WATSON BAGS A SENSATIONAL FOUR TITLES AT THE IRISH NATIONALS". Taylor Bowls.
  3. ^ "Bangor golden girl Chloe Watson's double delight". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph.
  4. ^ "2017 WORLD CHAMPION – CHLOE WATSON". Irish Women's Indoor Bowling Association.
  5. ^ "Irish Women's Bowling Association National Championships". Irish Women's Bowling Association.