Denise Boyd

Denise Boyd
Personal information
Born (1952-12-15) 15 December 1952
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg)[1]

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]

In 2009 Denise Boyd was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[10]

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