Val Gow
Valerie Gladys "Val" Gow , nee Valerie Gladys Johnson (born March 8, 1929 - August 24, 2012 ), was a New Zealand badminton player .
Career
Val Gow was New Zealand champion for the first time in 1950, where she competed with Heather Redwood . In the following 15 years she was one of the most important players in badminton in New Zealand, alongside Redwood and Sonia Cox . By 1964 she won a total of ten national titles.
Sporting successes
season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
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1950 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Heather Redwood / Val Johnson |
1951 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | RG Pattinson / Val Johnson |
1951 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Heather Redwood / Val Johnson |
1952 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Heather Redwood / Val Gow |
1958 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | A. Butterworth / V. Gow |
1959 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | A. Butterworth / V. Gow |
1960 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | JE Robson / V. Gow |
1962 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | JE Robson / V. Gow |
1963 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | JE Robson / V. Gow |
1964 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | JE Robson / V. Gow |
1969 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Richard Purser / Val Gow |
1969 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 2 | Heather Robson / Val Gow |
1970 | New Zealand: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Richard Purser / Val Gow |
credentials
- http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/badminton/4
- http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/content-aggregator/getIEs?system=tapuhi&id=1069920
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gow, Val |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gow, Valerie Gladys; Johnson, Valerie Gladys |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand badminton player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1929 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 2012 |