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

Bowls career

At the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

she won a gold medal along with Jo Edwards in the women's pairs event. At the

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in 2000 she was a triples and fours champion, and in 2004 a pairs champion. She won eight medals 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 ...

, four of which have been gold medals. Sims won the 2002 & 2005 singles title and the 1993, 2006, 2007 & 2009 pairs title at the

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 ...

when bowling for the Hamilton Bowls Club.

Honours and awards

In the

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, Sims was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to lawn bowls. In 2013, she was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sims, Sharon Living people 1952 births New Zealand female bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Bowls World Champions People from Te Kōpuru Sportspeople from the Northland Region Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games