If you take the hard road, you'll live an easy life
Personal Details
- Home town:
Werribee
- Occupation / Area of Study / Work:
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer
- Hero / Most Admired Athlete:
Kel Bryant / Corallanne Pohlman
- Date of birth:
19 February 2002
Sporting Details
- Home Club:
Collingwood Youth Boxing Club
- Olympic / Paralympic History:
2024, Paris Olympic Games
Marissa will become the first indigenous AUstralian female boxer to fight at the Olympics when she debuts in Paris. She is a proud Ngarrindjeri woman.
- Sporting Highlights:
Australian Sporting Hall Of Fame Scholarship
2019, NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year
64kg and 66kg Australian Champion
2018, AFLW sportsperson of the year
