Joyce Osborne (bowls)


Joyce Osborne is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Osborne played in the team that won the silver medal in the triples event with Pearl Dymond and Jennifer Simpson at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. Four years later she represented New Zealand again at the Lawn bowls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
Osborne has also won two gold medals at the 1985 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.
She won the 1972 & 1983 singles title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Manawatu Bowls Club.

Personal life

Osborne's sister was Pearl Dymond and her brother is jockey Vic Sellars.