Mrs Patricia Broad, MNZM, of Dunedin, for services to gymnastics
Mrs Patricia Broad, of Dunedin, for services to gymnastics
Patricia Broad established and has been Head Coach of St Bernadette’s Gymnastics Club since 1964, which now has more than 100 members and offers training five days a week. She has had a long-standing involvement with St Bernadette’s School and holds weekly classes to help junior school pupils experience gymnastics.She has coached a number of gymnasts who have represented Otago in the New Zealand Gymnastics Championships. She has been a judge for Gymnastics New Zealand since 1977 and attained her international judge qualification in 2006. Mrs Broad regularly judged at national competitions for more than 25 years and continues to judge at a number of South Island competitions.