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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 July 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | United, Nelson and Merrylands, Sydney |
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Medal record
Val Smith
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Valerie 'Val' Christine Smith (born 29 July 1965) is an international lawn bowler from New Zealand.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she competed in the woman's triples competition.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi, she won a silver medal in the woman's singles competition.
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 team-mates Mandy Boyd, Selina Goddard and Amy McIlroy.
Smith also won the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship singles and pairs Gold Medal in Christchurch, New Zealand and in 2016 won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch with Angela Boyd, Katelyn Inch and Kirsten Edwards.