Mandy Boyd

Mandy Boyd
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 35)
Napier, New Zealand
Sport
SportBowls
ClubBurnside
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
29 (August 2026)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowWomen's fours
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 AdelaideWomen's triples
Silver medal – second place2012 AdelaideWomen's team

Mandy Boyd (born 15 October 1991) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player. She reached a highest world ranking of number 29 in August 2026.

Bowls career

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

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.

She was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mandy Boyd". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Robert (14 June 2012). "Young bowler is queen of the green". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Richens, Matt (28 July 2014). "Women's four claims bowls bronze in Glasgow". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  8. ↑ "Women's fours draw and results" (PDF). Bowls New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2021.