Jennifer Simpson is a lawn bowls international player from New Zealand, who represented New Zealand at two Commonwealth Games.

Bowls career

Simpson played in the team that won the

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the triples event with

Pearl Dymond Pearl Dymond ( Sellars; 2 October 1925 – 14 January 2010) was a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Bowls career Dymond started bowling for the Stratford club in 1962 and won a silver medal at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in W ...

and Joyce Osborne at the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

. Four years later she represented New Zealand again at the Lawn bowls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She won a silver medal at the

Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held ...

in 1987.

Personal life

Her daughter Debbie White won the New Zealand national championship in 2019.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Jennie Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand female bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games