Siona Fernandes
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight | |||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||
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| Born |
13 November 1982 Ribandar, Goa, India | |||||||
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Siona Fernandes (1983 - ) is a New Zealand amateur boxer.[1] Fernandes was born in Ribandar, Goa, India.
Life
Fernandes was born in India in 1983. She holds a Master's degree in Psychology and is trained as a dancer with a degree in performing arts. Siona has also completed a Master's degree in sport and exercise science. She became a boxer because of the opportunity created by boxing becoming an Olympic ambition.[2]
Fernandes competed for New Zealand at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the Flyweight Division.
Achievements
- 2011 – International Women's Tournament (Tunis, TUN) 3rd place – 51 kg
- 2011 – Arafura Games (Darwin, AUS) 2nd place – 51 kg
- 2010 – Oceanian Women’s Championships (Canberra, AUS) 2nd place – 54 kg
- 2010 – Fundraising Tournament (Perth, AUS) 2nd place – 51 kg
References
- ↑ http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=8236%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ "Fernandes floats like a butterfly, hits like a dude". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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