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New Zealand boxer (born 1998)

Tasmyn Benny
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) (age 26)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight flyweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Light flyweight

Tasmyn Benny (born 20 October 1998) is a boxer from New Zealand. In 2018 she competed in boxing at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, winning a bronze medal. As of March 2018 she is the top ranked 48kg Elite Female boxer in New Zealand, and seventh ranked in the Commonwealth.

Benny is from Thames, in the North Island of New Zealand. She is of Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi and Waikato Tainui descent. She attended Turua Primary School before Hauraki Plains College, and joined the Royal New Zealand Navy after completing high school. Benny played netball as a teenager, and started boxing to get fit for games, however she enjoyed boxing so much she gave up netball to focus on boxing. Her first competitive fight was at the age of 16.

Awards and recognitions

  • 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Amateur of the year (Nominated)

References

  1. "Tasmyn Benny | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. "Tasmyn Benny to brave blows with Aussie boxer". Māori Television. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Boxer Tasmyn Benny aims for Commonwealth Games spot". Stuff. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Tasmyn Benny is ready to put up a fight for New Zealand on the Gold Coast". Stuff. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Gladrap Awards 2019". Gladrap Channel. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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