Mandy Boyd
Mandy Boyd (born 15 October 1991) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player.[2]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | New Zealand |
Born | Napier, New Zealand[1] | 15 October 1991
Sport | |
Sport | Bowls |
Club | Burnside |
Medal record
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Bowls career
Mandy followed her sister Angela Boyd into the sport, and started playing in 2006 while at Napier Girls' High School.[1][3]
Boyd competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the women's triples and women's fours teams. She won a bronze medal in the women's fours events along with teammates Selina Goddard, Amy McIlroy and Val Smith.[4]
She was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[5]
In addition to her international success she has won the 2014/15 & 2015/16 pairs title and five 'fours' titles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Burnside Bowls Club.[6]
References
- "Mandy Boyd". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Johnson, Robert (14 June 2012). "Young bowler is queen of the green". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- Richens, Matt (28 July 2014). "Women's four claims bowls bronze in Glasgow". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.
- "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
External links
- Mandy Boyd at Bowls New Zealand
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