.jpg) Pritchard in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-09-24)24 September 1983 (age 42) Bellville, Western Cape South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | lightweight (60kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexis Pritchard (born 24 September 1983) is a South-African born New Zealand boxer. On 5 August 2012 she became the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic bout when she beatTunisia's Rim Jouini in theRound of 16.[1][2][3]
She moved to New Zealand at the age of 14 and originally took up boxing in 2003 to get fit.[4]
Pritchard retired whilst still the New Zealand champion but after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics.[5] She was a batonbearer for the2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came toAuckland in March 2022.[6]
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