Val Smith

Val Smith
Name (first, last)	Valerie Smith
DOB	29/07/1965
Home	Nelson
Best performance	World Championships – Gold medal in singles and pairs
Coach	Dave Edwards
Summary of achievements.	2011 Winners National Pairs, Dunedin 2010 Silver Medal (Singles), Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010 Bronze medal (singles), 8 Nations event, Delhi 2010 Winners Australian Open (triples), Shepparton, Victoria 2010 Winners National Fours, Wellington 2008 Gold medal (singles and Pairs), World Championships, Christchurch 2008 Runner up, World Indoor Singles, Warilla, Australia 2007 Gold medal (singles), Silver medal (pairs), Asia Pacific Games, Christchurch 2007 Semi finalist, World Indoor Singles, Warilla, Australia 2005 Bronze medal (pairs), Asia Pacific Games, Darebin, Melbourne 2004 Bronze medal (Triples), World Bowls, Royal Leamington Spa, England 2003/04 Winners National Pairs, Christchurch 2003 Gold medal (fours), Asia Pacific Games, Brisbane 2003-2010 Member of NZ Team
Val is the most experienced member of the New Zealand Women’s Team – with her greatest result being wining the World Championships Singles title in Christchurch in 2008. She intends to repeat this result at the next World Championships in Adelaide in 2012. She enjoys being a part of a successful team and contributes as a leader for the newer players. Val is very committed to achieving at the highest level as can be seen by the consistent results she has achieved since first being selected for New Zealand.