He made his first indoor international appearance aged just 15 in 2010 becoming the youngest person to represent Wales indoors. In 2017 he reached the final of the open pairs during the
2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with his playing partner
Damian Doubler and won the 2017 World Youth Championships at
Broadbeach Bowls Club on
Australia’s
Gold Coast. He was selected as part of the
Welsh team for the
2018 Commonwealth Games on the
Gold Coast in
Queensland where he claimed a
gold medal in the
Pairs with
Marc Wyatt. In 2019, he won the singles bronze medal at the
Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 he was selected for the
2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he won the men's triples title at the 2021
Welsh National Bowls Championships. In 2022, he competed in the
men's singles and the
men's pairs at the
2022 Commonwealth Games. Salmon won his second consecutive Commonwealth pairs gold medal, but this time partnering
Jarrad Breen. Shortly after the Games he went on to claim two national titles by winning both the singles and fours at the Welsh National Championships, bowling for Penylan. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the
2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He participated in the
men's singles and the
men's pairs events. In the pairs with Jarrad Breen, they reached the quarter finals before losing to Malaysia. Shortly after the 2023 World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Salmon won the
World Singles Champion of Champions title to become the first Welsh men's winner of the event. He defeated Scot
Darren Gualtieri in the final, 8–0, 3–2. Following success in the Welsh national triples he subsequently won the triples at the 2025
British Championships. == References ==