Sharon Sims

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

Sharon Sims
MNZM

Personal information
Born	(1952-05-24) 24 May 1952 Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Bowls
Club	Northern BC
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's lawn bowls Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Pairs World Outdoor Championships 2000 Moama Fours 2000 Moama Triples 2004 Leamington Spa Pairs 2008 Christchurch Triples

Bowls career

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

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.[3]

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.[4] In 2013, she was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[5]

References

1. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
3. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
5. "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.