Denise Boyd

Denise Boyd

Personal information
Born	(1952-12-15) 15 December 1952 (age 64)
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games Edmonton 1978 200 metres Christchurch 1974 4 x 100 metres Christchurch 1974 200 metres Edmonton 1978 4 x 400 metres Brisbane 1982 4 x 400 metres Christchurch 1974 100 metres Edmonton 1978 100 metres Edmonton 1978 4 x 100 metres

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.

Boyd's best performances were:

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:

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

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