Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | January 4, 1984 Perth, Western Australia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen (born January 4, 1984) is an Australian boxer from Western Australia. She has held Australian national titles in two weight divisions, and is the only Australian woman selected to represent the country at the 2012 Summer Olympics in boxing. She ranked number one in the world in her weight class in 2011, and finished ninth at the 2012 World Championships.
Personal
Fischer-Rasmussen was born in Perth, Western Australia,[1][2][3] and calls Mandurah, Western Australia home.[3]
Having worked as a personal trainer,[3] Fischer-Rasmussen quit her job in 2011 so she could box full time, saying "When the sport was announced as being on the Olympic program I decided to really focus on it."[2] With Australia's other female boxer having been disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics because she consumed a banned substance, Fischer-Rasmussen spends a lot of time thinking about what she eats in order to prevent a similar fate.[3]
Boxing
Fischer-Rasmussen started boxing when she was nineteen years old.[2] She has held national titles in two separate weight divisions, the first Australian woman to do so,[1] earning them in 2010 in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.[2] She finished 2010 off as the Oceania middleweight champion.[2] In 2011, she was ranked number one in the world in the welterweight division.[2] In February 2012 in Hobart, she finished first at the Australian national championships.[4]
Fischer-Rasmussen initially did not like the requirement to wear a skirt while boxing but subsequently changed her mind, saying "But I think the particular style of skirt, particularly the adidas ones, they're going to look sexy. They're like little tennis skirts."[2]
Olympics
The Olympics were a major motivator for Fischer-Rasmussen to take the sport more seriously, saying "When the sport was announced as being on the Olympic program I decided to really focus on it."[1]
Her Olympic qualification path included competing at the 2012 World Championship in China where she finished ninth overall in the middleweight division but finished first amongst Oceania based competitors.[1]
Fischer-Rasmussen will be the first female boxer to represent Australia when she competes at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2][5] She will compete in the 75 kilograms (165 lb) middleweight division.[1][2] She will be 28 years old at the games.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Some days are diamonds for Meares". The Australian. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Foreman, Glen (2012-06-10). "Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen carries our female boxing hopes in London | thetelegraph.com.au". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e "WA boxer Naomi-Lee Fischer-Rasmussen set for historic Olympic debut". Perth Now. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ gordon clark (2012-05-10). "Boxing clever | Emerald Boxing | Boxing in Emerald | Central Queensland News". Cqnews.com.au. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
{{cite web}}: Text "10th May 2012 11:00 AM" ignored (help) - ^ Foreman, Glen (2012-06-09). "Fischer-Rasmussen has had a tough fight to get to London". Perth Now. Retrieved 2012-06-17.