Alexis Pritchard

Alexis Pritchard
Pritchard in 2020
Born	(1983-09-24) 24 September 1983 (age 41) Bellville, Western Cape South Africa
Nationality	New Zealand
Statistics
Weight(s)	lightweight (60kg)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing   New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Featherweight

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 beat Tunisia's Rim Jouini in the Round 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 the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Auckland in March 2022. ^[6]

References

1. "New Zealand boxing's Olympic charm offensive". Stuff . 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
2. "Kiwi boxer Pritchard one win from medal". Otago Daily Times . 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexis Pritchard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
4. "Glasgow 2014 – Alexis Pritchard Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
5. "Kiwi boxer Alexis Pritchard retires after 13 years in ring". Stuff . 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
6. "The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

External links

• Alexis Pritchard at London2012.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-05)
• Alexis Pritchard at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Alexis Pritchard at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Alexis Pritchard at Olympedia