Verna Devlin

Verna Devlin is a former international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[1]

Verna Devlin
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubHerne Bay BC/Carlton BC
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
1973 Wellingtonfours
1973 Wellingtonteam

Bowls career

She won the fours gold medal at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] She also won the gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[3]

Devlin won the 1982 singles title and the 1971 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Herne Bay Bowls Club.[4]

Awards

Devlin was inducted into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame in 2013.[5]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  5. "BOWLS LEGENDS HONOURED AT INAUGURAL HALL OF FAME CELEBRATION". Bowls Manawatu.
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