Norma Shaw

Norma Shaw, who lived from 1937 to 2009 and was born near Wakefield, was an English international indoor and lawn bowler and one of the most decorated women in the sport. She won twelve medals at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship between 1981 and 2000, starting with two golds and a bronze in Toronto and finishing with a triples bronze and a team gold at Moama. She represented England at four Commonwealth Games and won four medals from 1982 to 1998, won the 1997 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Llanelli and collected five medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships, including the singles gold at the inaugural 1993 event in Florida. Bowling for Durham she won eight national titles, was the first woman to break into the male dominated televised tournaments, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1985.