Ms Val Smith, of Nelson, ONZM for services to outdoor bowls Ms Val Smith is New…
Ms Val Smith, of Nelson, ONZM for services to outdoor bowls
Ms Val Smith is New Zealand’s most internationally capped outdoor bowls athlete, playing 667 games for New Zealand. She is a member of Nelson Bowling Club and the Blackjacks, representing New Zealand in lawn bowls. She has won two World Championship Titles and nine world championship medals. She has participated in five Commonwealth Games, winning one silver and three bronze medals. She has won the National Open Bowls Championship multiple times. She was a driving force behind Bowls New Zealand’s Player Leadership Group within the High-Performance framework and is one of Bowls New Zealand’s few Performance Coaches. Ms Smith has represented New Zealand Football at Under 21 and ‘B’ level, and Nelson at a regional level in football, hockey, indoor hockey, cricket, indoor cricket, softball and touch rugby.