Val Smith

Valerie Christine Smith (born 29 July 1965) is an international lawn bowler from New Zealand.^[1]

Val Smith

Personal information
Full name	Valerie Christine Smith
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(1965-07-29) 29 July 1965 (age 57)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	United, Nelson and Merrylands, Sydney
Medal record World Outdoor Championships 2004 Leamington Spa triples 2008 Christchurch singles 2008 Christchurch pairs 2008 Christchurch team 2016 Christchurch fours Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Singles 2014 Glasgow fours 2022 Birmingham fours Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2003 Brisbane fours 2005 Melbourne pairs 2007 Christchurch singles 2007 Christchurch pairs 2011 Adelaide pairs 2015 Christchurch fours 2019 Gold Coast fours

Bowls career

World Championships

Smith won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Leamington Spa before winning three medals four years later at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the singles and pairs gold medal and team event (silver medal) in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2016 she won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch with Angela Boyd, Katelyn Inch and Kirsten Edwards.^[2]

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.^[3]

Commonwealth Games

Smith competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the women's triples competition and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she won a silver medal in the women's singles competition.^[4] She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the women's pairs and women's fours teams. She won a bronze medal in the women's fours events alongside teammates Mandy Boyd, Selina Goddard and Amy McIlroy.^[5]

She was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.^[6] In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[7] In the fours she secured a bronze medal.

Asia Pacific

Smith has won seven medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including four golds, the latest gold being at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.^[8][9]

National

In addition to her international successes Smith has won six titles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships. She won the pairs four times in 2004 and 2011 (with Jo Edwards) and 2019 and 2021 (with Lisa Prideaux) and the fours in 2010 and 2017.^[10][11]

References

1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
3. "Blackjacks Selected for World Championships 2020". Bowls New Zealand.
4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
5. Richens, Matt (28 July 2014). "Women's four claims bowls bronze in Glasgow". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
6. "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.
7. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
8. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
9. "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
10. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
11. "Women's pairs draw & results" (PDF). Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

External links

• Val Smith at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Val Smith at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
• Val Smith at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Val Smith at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games