Tanya Moss

Who is Tanya Moss?

Tania Roxanne Moss is a native of Auckland, New Zealand, and a New Zealand Olympian in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She performed in rhythmic gymnastics. She is a multi-time New Zealand and Australasian Champion. In 1983 she was ranked #2 in the Commonwealth. She also won the prestigious New Zealand Gymnast of the year 6 times. On her retirement from competitive gymnastics she went on to coach one of the top clubs in the country and had many national champions and national representatives from her club, Xtreme Rhythmix. Tanya travelled extensively for New Zealand either as a coach or judge for various national teams.

She is married to another New Zealand Olympian, a silver-medalist in the light-heavyweight boxing division, Kevin Barry. They met at the 1984 Olympic Games. They first resided in Auckland, where they moved soon after their wedding. They currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada after leaving New Zealand in June 2004.

Kevin and Tanya have 3 children together: a daughter Jordy and twin boys Taylor and Mitchell.