Pearl Dymond ( Sellars; 2 October 1925 – 14 January 2010) was a New Zealand international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

Bowls career

Dymond started bowling for the Stratford club in 1962 and won a

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 ...

at the

1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1977 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held in Worthing, England, from 21 May to 5 June 1977. Elsie Wilkie successfully defended her singles title which was held in a round robin format. The pairs went to Hong Kong, the triples t ...

in Worthing in the triples event with Cis Winstanley and

Hazel Harper Hazel Harper is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler. Bowls career Harper won a silver medal at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing in the triples event with Cis Winstanley and Pearl Dymond and a bronze medal ...

. An additional

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

was won in the team event. She also played in the triples team that won the silver medal in the triples event with Jennifer Simpson 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 ...

. At club level Dymond won 16 Taranaki titles and nine senior champion of champions singles in addition to the 1979

New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ...

singles.

Personal life

Pearl Dymond's sister was Joyce Osborne and her brother was jockey and lawn bowler Vic Sellars.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dymond, Pearl New Zealand female bowls players 1925 births 2010 deaths Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Invercargill Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games