Denise Boyd
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| Born | 15 December 1952 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg)[1] |
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Denise Margaret Robertson-Boyd (born 15 December 1952) is a former Australian Olympic sprinter, who reached two Olympic finals in the 200 metres sprint. Boyd won the gold medal for 200 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[2]
Boyd's best performances were:[3]
Her husband, Ray Boyd was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic representative in the pole vault.[4] The Boyds have three children, all of whom are successful athletes:[5]
- Jacinta (born 10 February 1986)[7] - 6.64 m long jumper[3]
In 2009 Denise Boyd was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[10]
See also
References
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- ↑ Athletics Australia profile - Denise Robertson-Boyd
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 - Athletics Australia all-time rankings list
- ↑ AA profile - Ray Boyd
- ↑ Courier Mail - Vaulting into pole position
- ↑ AA profile - Alana Boyd
- ↑ Boyd. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-12-28.
- ↑ AA Profile - Matt Boyd
- ↑ Athletics Australia - 2008 National Rankings
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- Australian sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Sportswomen from Queensland
