Maddy Boyd
Hometown: Puslinch, ON
Home Club/Range: National Clay Shooting Centre (Bisley, UK)
Disciplines: Women's Skeet
Started Shooting: 2014, Maddy’s dad started shooting on the weekend with some friends, and she was curious to see what it was all about after hearing about it every weekend! Maddy went out with a coach at their local range and started joining her Dad on the weekend sporting shoots he went to, and started shooting Skeet when a new junior pathway Olympic programme was advertised in a magazine.
Highlights: Winning and retaining the Canadian Women’s national title, and competing at the Pan Am Games in 2023.
Major Games:
Pan Am Games 2023
CAT 2022
CAT 2024
Advice for newcomers to the sport: Find a good coach, get to know people, and have fun!
Best advice received: People are well meaning when giving advice, but remember to cherry pick what is actually helpful for you.
Favourite Memory: Being in the Santiago Pan Am village with Team Canada, and setting a new personal best qualification score at the first competition of a season!
Hobbies: Reading, crafting & listening to podcasts.
Fun Fact: Another reason I took up shooting was because I had recently tried horse riding, but after seeing someone fall off a horse decided it wasn’t for me so went for something else!