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Verna Devlin

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Verna Devlin
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubHerne Bay BC/Carlton BC
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellington fours
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellington team

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

Bowls career

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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

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

References

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  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.