Verna Devlin is a former international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.

Bowls career

She won the fours

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

at the

1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1973 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Victoria Bowls Club in Wellington, New Zealand, from 3 to 18 December 1973. Elsie Wilkie won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs was won by Australia whil ...

in Wellington, New Zealand. She also won the gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy). Devlin won the 1982 singles title and the 1971 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 Herne Bay Bowls Club.

Awards

Devlin was inducted into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame in 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devlin, Verna Date of birth unknown New Zealand female bowls players Bowls World Champions Date of birth missing (living people)