Tasmyn Benny
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) (age 25)
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.[1]

Benny is from Thames, in the North Island of New Zealand. She is of Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi and Waikato Tainui descent.[2] She attended Turua Primary School before Hauraki Plains College, and joined the Royal New Zealand Navy after completing high school.[3] 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.[3] Her first competitive fight was at the age of 16.[4]

Awards and recognitions

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. ^ a b "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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