{{Short description|Northern Irish lawn bowler}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Chloe Wilson | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = British (Northern Irish) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|8 March 2002}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Lawn bowls | club = | highestranking = '''22''' (February 2026) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|25px Ireland}} {{MedalCompetition|World Outdoor Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2023 Gold Coast | triples }} {{Medal|Competition|Bowls World Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Kuala Lumpur|pairs}} {{MedalCompetition|European Bowls Championships}} {{MedalGold|2022 Ayr|triples}} {{MedalGold|2024 Ayr|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Bowls Championships}} {{MedalGold|2026 Yarmouth|mixed pairs}} {{MedalCompetition|Irish Nationals}} {{MedalGold|2024|fours}} }}
'''Chloe Wilson''' (born 8 March 2002) is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.<ref name=CGF>{{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}}</ref><ref name=AI>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She reached a career high ranking of world number 22 in February 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/female-rankings/ |title=Female rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series }}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=AI/> Wilson was selected to represent Northern Ireland in the triples and the fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref name=CGF/> During 2002, she also won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships in the triples with Ashleigh Rainey and Lara Reaney.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Wilson won a her first national title at the 2024 Irish National Bowls Championships in the fours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwba.co.uk/Championships/IWBA-Championships.html |title=2024 Winners |publisher=IWBA |access-date=30 March 2025}}</ref>
On her debut at the 2026 World Indoor Bowls Championship she teamed up with England's Jamie Walker to win the mixed pairs title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/other-sport/world-indoor-bowls-championships-2026-ladies-final-prize-money-thursday-schedule-history-format-television-5485333 |title=World Indoor Bowls Championships 2026 Ladies Final |publisher=The Scotsman |date=22 January 2026 |access-date=22 January 2026}}</ref>
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{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Chloe}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Female lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland