Jo Edwards
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for New Zealand | ||
Women's lawn bowls | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
Gold | 2002 Manchester | Pairs |
Gold | 2014 Glasgow | Singles |
World Outdoor Championships | ||
Gold | 2004 Leamington Spa | Pairs |
Gold | 2008 Christchurch | Pairs |
Joanna "Jo" Edwards, MNZM (born 5 February 1970 in Clatterbridge, England), is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along with Sharon Sims in the women's pairs event.[1] She has twice won the Gold medal at the World Outdoor Bowls Championships in the pairs events: in 2004 with Sharon Sims; and in 2008 with Val Smith.
In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Edwards was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to lawn bowls.[2]
References
- ↑ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.