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Denise Boyd

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Height
  
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Weight
  
134 lb (61 kg)

Name
  
Denise Boyd


Denise Boyd Wrap up of the Denise Boyd Shield meet

Born
  
15 December 1952 (age 71) (
1952-12-15
)

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Denise Margaret Robertson-Boyd (born 15 December 1952) is an Australian former 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.

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Boyd's best performances were:

  • 100 m: 11.35 (Moscow, 1980)
  • 200 m: 22.35 (Sydney, 1980)
  • 400 m: 51.48 (Melbourne, 1983)
  • Her husband, Ray Boyd was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic representative in the pole vault. The Boyds have three children, all of whom are successful athletes:

  • Alana (born 10 May 1984) - 4.55 m Olympic pole vaulter
  • Jacinta (born 10 February 1986) - 6.64 m long jumper
  • Matthew (Matt) (born 29 April 1988) - 5.35 m pole vaulter
  • In 2009 Denise Boyd was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.

    Zatopek 10 2015 denise boyd 100 yards championship


    References

    Denise Boyd Wikipedia