Mandy Boyd (born 15 October 1991) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Born | 15 October 1991 Napier, New Zealand[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | Burnside |
Medal record | |
Bowls career
editMandy 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 2015 & 2016 pairs titles with her sister and six 'fours' titles (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Burnside Bowls Club.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Women's fours draw and results" (PDF). Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links
edit- Mandy Boyd at Bowls New Zealand at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 July 2014)
- Mandy Boyd at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Mandy Boyd at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Mandy Boyd at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
