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Sharon Sims

Sharon Elmar Sims is a New Zealand lawn bowls international.

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Sharon Sims
MNZM
Personal information
Born (1952-05-24) 24 May 1952
Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportBowls
ClubTakaro bc
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Pairs
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Moama Fours
Gold medal – first place 2000 Moama Triples
Gold medal – first place 2004 Leamington Spa Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch Triples
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch Team
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Warilla triples
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Warilla fours
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur triples
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur fours
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne pairs
Silver medal – second place 2001 Melbourne fours
Gold medal – first place 2003 Brisbane fours
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Melbourne pairs

Sharon Elmar Sims MNZM (born 24 May 1952) is a New Zealand lawn bowls international.

Bowls career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along with Jo Edwards in the women's pairs event.1 At the World Bowls Championships in 2000 she was a triples and fours champion,2 and in 2004 a pairs champion.3

She won eight medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, four of which have been gold medals.4

Sims won the 2002 & 2005 singles title and the 1993, 2006, 2007 & 2009 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Hamilton Bowls Club.5

Honours and awards

In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sims was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to lawn bowls.6 In 2013, she was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.7

References

References

  1. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  2. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  3. "Bowls: Women's four win but Castle suffers two losses in singles". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  6. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration". Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.