Mandy Boyd Explained

Mandy Boyd
Birth Date:	15 October 1991
Birth Place:	Napier, New Zealand^[1]
Sport:	Bowls
Club:	Burnside

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

Bowls career

Mandy followed her sister Angela Boyd into the sport, and started playing in 2006 while at Napier Girls' High School.^[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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mandy Boyd . Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games . 28 July 2014.
2. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. News: Robert . Johnson . 14 June 2012 . Young bowler is queen of the green . The Dominion Post . 28 July 2014.
4. News: Matt . Richens . 28 July 2014 . Women's four claims bowls bronze in Glasgow . Fairfax New Zealand . 28 July 2014.
5. Web site: Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games. New Zealand Herald.
6. Web site: New Zealand Championships. Bowls Tawa.
7. Web site: Women's fours draw and results. Bowls New Zealand . 9 April 2021.