Boxing_Panels_FNL Design & layout by Quench Design & Communications Inc. | Port Hope | www.quenchme.ca Sports Olympics 2016 - Rio de Janeiro: Watch out for Mandy Bujold, a former Cobourg resident who has qualified to compete as a boxer! Born in 1987, Mandy is no boxing novice. She was introduced to the sport at age 16 and soon after decided to pursue boxing competitively. She quickly experienced success and has garnered an extensive resume in the male dominated sport. Her accomplishments include: 2007-2015 Canadian National Champion 2011 Pan American Games- Guadalajara, Gold Medal 2013 Canadian Golden Gloves Champion 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland, Bronze Medal 2014 International Boxing Association World Championship, S. Korea, Top 8 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Gold Medal Mandy now trains at the Toronto Atlas Boxing Club with coach Adrian Teodorescu who had guided Lennox Lewis to Gold at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. She is currently a student at the University of Waterloo studying part time for a Liberal Arts Degree and is also an in-demand speaker at youth and community events: an inspiration to all who wish to pursue their dreams regardless of gender. In addition to her fights in the ring, Mandy has recently undertaken one outside it. She has been actively protesting a controversial ruling that would see the removal of headgear for both female and youth boxers. She believes that the ruling would have a tremendously negative e�ect on the health and safety of athletes in the sport. Boxing | Present Mandy Bujold: Fly-Weight Dynamo Pictures: Mandy Bujold 1 - www.makeachamp.com Mandy Bujold 2 - www.cbc.ca