| Louis Ridout | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Taunton |
| Sport: | Bowls |
| Club: | Kings (Torquay) |
| Highestranking: | 17 (August 2024) |
Louis Ridout (born 24 January 1990 in Taunton) is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player.
In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[1]
In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.[2] The bowler who represents Devon[3] represented England during the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.
He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[5] [6]
He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.[7] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.[8] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016 to 2019.[9]
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[10] The team of Ridout, Nick Brett and Jamie Chestney won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.[11]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[12] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[13] [14] In the triples with Nick Brett and Jamie Walker, he won the bronze medal.