Tamsyn Leevey (born 24 January 1978, in

Taumarunui Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of ...

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) is a New Zealand former professional

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player. At the

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, she won a silver medal in the women's doubles, partnering

Shelley Kitchen Shelley Celia Kitchen (born 2 December 1979, in Kaitaia, New Zealand) is a female professional squash player from New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1 Nicol David of Malaysi ...

. Earlier in the year, Leevey and Kitchen won the women's doubles title at the

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External links

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Interview at New Zealand Academy of Sport website (from 2002)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leevey, Tamsyn 1978 births Living people New Zealand female squash players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games People from Taumarunui Sportspeople from Manawatū-Whanganui Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games