Mandy Boyd

Mandy Boyd (born 15 October 1991) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player.[2]

Mandy Boyd
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991
Napier, New Zealand[1]
Sport
SportBowls
ClubBurnside
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Women's fours
World Outdoor Championships
2012 Adelaide Women's triples

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
  1. "Mandy Boyd". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. Johnson, Robert (14 June 2012). "Young bowler is queen of the green". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. Richens, Matt (28 July 2014). "Women's four claims bowls bronze in Glasgow". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.
  6. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
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