Tom Bishop (born 1991), is an English male International lawn bowler.[1]

Tom Bishop
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1991
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubHollycroft BC (outdoors)
Formally Cyphers IBC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Singles Champion of Champions
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Zealand Men's Singles
English Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2012 singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 mixed fours
Gold medal – first place 2024 2w singles

Bowls career

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Bishop won the English National title in 2012 representing the Atherley club and Hampshire.[2] By winning the National title he represented England at the 2013 World Singles Champion of Champions event in Christchurch, New Zealand where he won the gold medal after defeating Alistair White of Scotland 8-4, 9-5 in the final.[3][4][5]

He switched clubs from Atherley BC in Hampshire to Bromley BC in Kent and was runner-up in the 2019 National Championships Two Wood singles.[6]

He won the National Mixed Fours along with Amy Cheeseman, Christine Hewison and Michael Cheeseman in 2021[7] and in 2024 won the national two wood singles at the 2024 Bowls England National Finals.[8]

Personal life

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He studied Construction Project Management at Aston University.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  3. ^ "Hampshire bowler Tom Bishop on top of the world". Daily Echo. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Student crowned bowls World Champion of Champions". Aston University.
  5. ^ "Memory Lane Tom Bishop". Bowls England. December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ "About us". Bromley Bowls Club.
  7. ^ "Mixed fours". Bowls England. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 National Championships 2 wood singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 31 August 2024.