Emma Boyd (born 29 July 2000) is a Canadian international

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Career

Boyd came to prominence in 2017, when she was selected by Canada for the 2017 World Junior Championships in Wales, known as the

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. She won the Under-25 mixed doubles gold medal at the Championships. She later moved to live in Australia and joined the Tweed Heads BC. In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Canada at the blue riband event of the sport, the

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. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. In the fours, Boyd qualified in second place in her group before being eliminated in the quarter final after losing to Scotland. One week later in the triples partnering

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and Baylee van Steijn, the team won a bronze medal after losing to New Zealand in the semi finals. In 2024, Boyd won the

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fours title with

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, Louise Cronan and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Emma 2000 births Living people Canadian female bowls players 21st-century Canadian women