Sharon Sims

Sharon Sims

MNZM

Personal information
Born	(1952-05-24) 24 May 1952 Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Bowls
Club	Takaro bc
Medal record Representing New Zealand Women's lawn bowls Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Pairs World Outdoor Championships Gold medal – first place 2000 Moama Fours Gold medal – first place 2000 Moama Triples Gold medal – first place 2004 Leamington Spa Pairs Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch Triples Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch Team Asia Pacific Bowls Championships Bronze medal – third place 1997 Warilla triples Bronze medal – third place 1997 Warilla fours Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur triples Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur fours Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne pairs Silver medal – second place 2001 Melbourne fours Gold medal – first place 2003 Brisbane fours Bronze medal – third place 2005 Melbourne pairs

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

Bowls career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along with Jo Edwards in the women's pairs event. At the World Bowls Championships 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, 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 when bowling for the Hamilton Bowls Club.

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. In 2013, she was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.