Ray Boyd
Australian pole vaulter (born 1951)
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Raymond Boyd (born 28 June 1951) is a former athlete from Australia, who competed in the Pole vault at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Collingwood Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Boyd won twelve Australian Championships in the pole vault, ending his career on a high note when winning the gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. He competed in two Olympics and three Commonwealth Games[1] from 1970 to 1982. He was coached by Wal Chisholm.
Boyd's best vault of 5.30 metres was achieved in Melbourne on 15 March 1976.[2] Boyd also won the British AAA Championships title at the 1975 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
His wife, Denise Boyd (née Robertson) was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic finalist at 200 metres.[6] The Boyds have three children, all of whom are successful athletes:[7]
- Alana (born 10 May 1984)[8] - 4.81 m Pole Vaulter[2]
- Jacinta (born 10 February 1986)[9] - 6.64 m Long Jumper[2]
- Matthew (Matt) (born 29 April 1988)[10] - 5.35 m Pole Vaulter[11]
Ray is Alana, Jacinta and Matthew 's coach for training.