Sharon Sims
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| Born | (1952-05-24) 24 May 1952 (age 73) Te Kōpuru, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Takaro bc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sharon Elmar Sims MNZM (born 24 May 1952) is a New Zealand lawn bowls international.
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
- ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ↑ "Bowls: Women's four win but Castle suffers two losses in singles". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ↑ "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.