Joanna Edwards, known as Jo Edwards, born on 5 February 1970, is a New Zealand former international lawn bowls competitor. She won the pairs gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Sharon Sims, took the 2014 Commonwealth singles gold in Glasgow and added another singles gold in 2018, for three Commonwealth golds in all. She twice won world outdoor pairs gold, in 2004 with Sims and in 2008 with Val Smith, and holds a women's record of six World Cup Singles titles indoors. She announced her retirement from international bowls in November 2020.
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(born 5 February 1970) is a New Zealand former international lawn bowls competitor
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is a New Zealand former international lawn bowls competitor
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At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along with Sharon Sims in the women's pairs event.
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is a New Zealand former international lawn bowls competitor
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She has twice won the gold medal at the World Outdoor Bowls Championships in the pairs events
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At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along with Sharon Sims in the women's pairs event.
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