Norma Shaw

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Norma Shaw
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1937-06-08)8 June 1937
Died10 June 2009(2009-06-10) (aged 72)
Sport
SportBowls
ClubNorton BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Toronto Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Toronto Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1981 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Melbourne Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1985 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Auckland Triples
Silver medal – second place 1988 Auckland Fours
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Ayr Triples
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Leamington Spa Fours
Silver medal – second place 1996 Leamington Spa Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Moama Triples
Gold medal – first place 2000 Moama Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane Triples
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Triples
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Fours
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Llanelli Singles

Norma Shaw MBE (1937-2009), born near Wakefield, was an English international indoor and lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

World Championship

Norma won twelve World Outdoor Bowls Championship medals. The success started with two gold medals and a bronze medal at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto. Four years later she won a silver medal and another bronze at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship followed by two more silvers at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Norma then competed in her fourth and fifth successive championships at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship securing a bronze in both. Her final appearance was at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Moama where she won a bronze in the triples and finished with a gold medal in the team event.[2]

Commonwealth Games

Norma represented England at four Commonwealth Games winning four medals from 1982 until 1998.[3] [4][5]

World Indoor Bowls Championship

Norma also won the 1997 World Indoor Bowls Championship held in Llanelli.[6]

National

Norma won eight National Championships bowling for Durham.[7]

Norma was the first woman to break into the male dominated televised tournaments. She died in June 2009.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ ""Shaw turns tables for final reward." Times [London, England] 21 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  8. ^ "Tribute competition to bowls legend Norma Shaw held". Gazette Live.
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