Patricia Smith (bowls) explained

Pat Smith
Birth Date:	1920
Birth Place:	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Club:	Murwillumbah BC

Patricia Josephine Smith (1920–2017) was an Australian international lawn bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

Pat was part of the fours team that won a silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.^[2] She had previously competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

She also won a gold medal and a silver medal, at the 1985 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Tweed Heads, New South Wales^{[3] [4]} and bowled for New South Wales from 1972-1987.

Awards

She was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and the Member of the Order of Australia in 1989 for services to bowls.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pat Smith profile. Bowls tawa.
2. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. 70–71. 1990. Pan Books Ltd. 0-330-31364-9.
4. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners. World Bowls. 31 May 2021.
5. Web site: Pat embodied Games spirit. Tweed Daily News.