Val Norris (Buffham) began gymnastics at the age of 15 and represented Australia at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. She was a four-time National Champion and a City of Cockburn Sports Hall of Fame inaugural inductee.
After retiring from international competition, Norris-Buffham stayed involved in gymnastics as a coach, judge, mentor and a lifetime member of Gymnastics WA.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
