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 (age 72) Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Bowls
Club	Takaro 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 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 1997 Warilla triples 1997 Warilla fours 1999 Kuala Lumpur triples 1999 Kuala Lumpur fours 2001 Melbourne pairs 2001 Melbourne fours 2003 Brisbane fours 2005 Melbourne pairs

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]