# Mandy Bujold

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{{Short description|Canadian boxer (born 1987)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Mandy Bujold
| image          = Mandy Bujold IM In A Car.jpg
| caption        = Bujold interviewed in a car in 2018
| full_name      = Mandy Marie Brigitte Bujold 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|07|25}}
| birth_place    = [Cobourg](/source/Cobourg), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| height         = 160 cm
| weight         = 51 kg
| sport          = [Boxing](/source/Boxing)
| weight_class   = [Flyweight](/source/Flyweight)
| club           = 
| coach          = 
| website        = {{URL|mandybujold.com|MandyBujold.com}}
| headercolor    = lightsteelblue
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Women's [amateur boxing](/source/amateur_boxing) }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games)|[Flyweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_flyweight)}}
{{MedalGold|[2015 Toronto](/source/2015_Pan_American_Games)|[Flyweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_flyweight)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Commonwealth Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_Commonwealth_Games) }}
{{MedalBronze | [2014 Glasgow](/source/Boxing_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games) | [Flyweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_flyweight) }}
}}

'''Mandy Marie Brigitte Bujold'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mandybujold.com/?page_id=1388 |title=Biography |website=MandyBujold.com |access-date=10 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140220115930/http://mandybujold.com/?page_id=1388 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born 25 July 1987)<ref name=CG/> is a Canadian former [amateur boxer](/source/amateur_boxer). She won gold medals in the women's flyweight category at the [2011](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games) and [2015 Pan American Games](/source/2015_Pan_American_Games) and won a bronze medal at the [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow). She competed at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) and competed at the delayed [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) following an appeal to the [Court of Arbitration for Sport](/source/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport).

==Career==
Bujold was coached by the late Adrian Teodorescu, who had previously coached [Lennox Lewis](/source/Lennox_Lewis).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2016/11/30/boxing-coach-adrian-teodorescu-dies-of-cancer.html| title=Boxing coach Adrian Teodorescu dies of cancer| work=[Waterloo Region Record](/source/Waterloo_Region_Record)| date=30 November 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> Bujold has won the Canadian National Championships on 11 occasions.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57672786| title=Mandy Bujold: Olympic Games return for Canadian after successful appeal| work=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)| date=1 July 2021| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=Reuters>{{cite news| url= https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-boxing-can-bujold-idCNL2N2OC25F| title=Olympics-Canadian boxer wins battle to compete in Tokyo| work=[Reuters](/source/Reuters)| date=30 June 2021| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> In 2006, she won the Canadian Junior National Championships.<ref name=Olympique>{{cite web| url= https://olympique.ca/team-canada/mandy-bujold/| title=Mandy Bujold| date=25 October 2011| language=fr| publisher=[Canadian Olympic Committee](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee)| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref>

Bujold made her first senior international appearance at the [2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships](/source/2008_AIBA_Women's_World_Boxing_Championships).<ref name=Olympique/> She won a gold medal in the women's flyweight category at the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games).<ref>{{cite news |date=31 October 2011 |title=Canadian boxer and Kitchener native Mandy Bujold wins gold at the Pan Am Games |url=http://www.570news.com/2011/10/31/canadian-boxer-and-kitchener-native-mandy-bujold-wins-gold-at-the-pan-am-games/ |newspaper=[Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press) |publisher=570 News |access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref> She was not selected for the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.570news.com/2016/07/25/olympic-profile-mandy-bujold-kitchener/| title=Olympic profile: Mandy Bujold (Kitchener)| work=[570 News](/source/570_News)| date=25 July 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> At the [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Bujold won a bronze medal,<ref name=CG/><ref>{{cite news |last=Ewing |first=Lori |date=2 August 2014 |title=Commonwealth Games: Canadian Ariane Fortin wins boxing silver, Samir El-Mais earns gold |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2014/08/02/commonwealth_games_canadian_ariane_fortin_wins_boxing_silver.html |newspaper=[Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press) |publisher=[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star) |access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref> after losing to Briton [Nicola Adams](/source/Nicola_Adams) in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/01/nicola-adams-commonwealth-games-flyweight-boxing-final| title=Nicola Adams goes for a golden first in Commonwealth Games boxing ring| work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)| date=1 August 2014| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> In the same year, Bujold finished fourth at the [2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships](/source/2014_AIBA_Women's_World_Boxing_Championships).<ref name=Olympique/> She won another gold medal at the [2015 Pan American Games](/source/2015_Pan_American_Games).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/25/mandy-bujold-makes-pan-am-games-history-with-split-decision-win.html| title=Mandy Bujold makes Pan Am Games history with split decision win| work=[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)| date=25 July 2015| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.570news.com/2015/04/27/more-gold-for-kitchener-boxer-mandy-bujold/| title=More gold for Kitchener boxer Mandy Bujold| work=[570 News](/source/570_News)| date=27 April 2015| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> She was critical of a proposal to remove head protection for amateur boxers, and at one point, she threatened to retire if the rule was enacted.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/mandy-bujold-no-headgear-rule-1.3541307| title=Mandy Bujold delays retirement plans after headgear rule put on hold| work=[CBC Sports](/source/CBC_Sports)| date=18 April 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref>

In July 2016, she was officially named to [Canada's Olympic team](/source/Canada_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/14/three-canadian-boxers-nominated-for-rio-2016/ |title=Three Canadian boxers nominated for Rio 2016 |last=Friche do Valle |first=Diana |date=14 July 2016 |website=www.olympic.ca |publisher=[Canadian Olympic Committee](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee) |access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> after having won the Olympic qualifying event in [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires) in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mandy-bujold-qualifies-olympics-1.3501363| title=Mandy Bujold qualifies for the Rio Olympics in boxing| work=[CBC Sports](/source/CBC_Sports)| date=22 March 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> She was one of three Canadian boxers at the Games and was considered Canada's best boxing medal prospect.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadas-olympic-boxing-team-makes-up-in-quality-what-it-lacks-in-quantity/article30931205/| title=Canada's Olympic boxing team makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity| work=[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)| date=14 July 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> During the Games, she was hospitalized for one night<ref name=Reuters/> with [gastroenteritis](/source/gastroenteritis). She lost {{convert|2|kg|lb}} of liquid from her body.<ref name=Post>{{cite news| url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/mandy-bujold-finds-strength-to-box-while-battling-stomach-flu| title=Mandy Bujold finds strength to box while battling stomach flu — and losing two kilos of body liquid| work=[National Post](/source/National_Post)| date=16 August 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> She lost in the quarter-finals of the competition,<ref name=Reuters/> having only left the hospital two hours before the fight commenced.<ref name=Post/> Following the Games, she took some time away from boxing.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/mandy-bujold-boxer-rio-future-1.3728007| title=Kitchener boxer Mandy Bujold weighs options after Rio Olympics| work=[CBC Sports](/source/CBC_Sports)| date=19 August 2016| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> She withdrew from selection for the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) after being told that she would need to live in [Montreal](/source/Montreal);<ref name=CBC18>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/mandy-bujold-withdraws-2018-commonwealth-games-australia-1.4557227| title=Boxer Mandy Bujold won't be at 2018 Commonwealth Games| work=[CBC Sports](/source/CBC_Sports)| date=1 March 2018| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref> she had previously been selected in the squad.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1059095/olympian-bujold-headlines-canadas-boxing-team-for-gold-coast-2018-commonwealth-games| title=Olympian Bujold headlines Canada's boxing team for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games| work=Inside the Games| date=13 December 2017| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref>

In December 2019, Bujold won the Canadian Olympic qualification tournament.<ref name=BBC/> She was scheduled to participate in the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) qualification event in May 2021 before the event was cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).<ref name=CBC/> As a result, the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) (IOC) chose to instead consider results from 2018 and 2019, which meant that Bujold was not considered, as she had been pregnant and on [maternity leave](/source/maternity_leave) during that period.<ref name=CBC/><ref name=Reuters/> Bujold, supported by Canadian [Minister of Canadian Heritage](/source/Minister_of_Canadian_Heritage) [Steven Guilbeault](/source/Steven_Guilbeault), the [Canadian Olympic Committee](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee) (COC), and Boxing Canada, appealed to the IOC to reconsider this decision but received no reply.<ref name=CBC/> Bujold appealed to the [Court of Arbitration for Sport](/source/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport) (CAS); on 30 June 2021, CAS awarded her a place at the Games.<ref name=CBC/><ref name=Reuters/> The court ruled that the qualification system must accommodate pregnant or postpartum women during the qualification period.<ref name=CBC>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/canada-s-mandy-bujold-wins-fight-to-box-in-tokyo-olympics-1.6085623|title=Canada's Mandy Bujold wins battle to box in Tokyo Olympics|date=30 June 2021|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=[CBC Sports](/source/CBC_Sports)|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> The COC released a statement supporting the CAS outcome.<ref name=Reuters/><ref name=CBC/> At the Games, Bujold lost her first-round match to Serbian [Nina Radovanović](/source/Nina_Radovanovi%C4%87).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/olympics-mandy-bujold-boxing-july25-1.6116259| title=Boxer Mandy Bujold's Olympic fight comes to quick end after legal battle to reach Tokyo| work=[CBC.ca](/source/CBC.ca)| date=24 July 2021| accessdate=29 July 2021}}</ref>

Bujold announced her retirement from boxing after the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref name=BBC/>

==Personal life==
Bujold was born in [Cobourg](/source/Cobourg), [Ontario](/source/Ontario),<ref name=CG>{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/boxing/1019570/m_bujold.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812024904/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/boxing/1019570/m_bujold.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=12 August 2014 |title=Mandy Bujold |publisher=Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> and now lives in [Kitchener, Ontario](/source/Kitchener%2C_Ontario).<ref name=CBC/> Aside from boxing, she has worked for Communitech.<ref name=CBC18/> In November 2018, her daughter was born.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news/local-boxing-champion-gives-birth-to-girl-1121705| title=Local boxing champion gives birth to girl| work=Kitchener Today| date=14 November 2018| accessdate=1 July 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://mandybujold.com/}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|mandy-bujold}}
* {{Team Canada|mandy-bujold}}
* {{CGF profile}}
* {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|boxing/1019570/m_bujold}}
* {{2015 Pan American Games profile|boxing/athlete-profile-n10181844-bujold-mandy}}

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Category:People from Cobourg
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Category:Canadian women boxers
Category:Flyweight boxers
Category:Olympic boxers for Canada
Category:Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Category:Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing

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