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Lisa O'Rourke

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Lisa O'Rourke
Personal information
Full nameLisa Edel O'Rourke
NationalityIrish
Born (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight middleweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul Light middleweight
European U22 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Porec Light middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia Light middleweight

Lisa Edel O'Rourke (born 13 May 2002) is an Irish amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2022 World Championships in the light middleweight division.[1][2]

Career

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Lisa's Sister Aoife Is a double Olympian (2024 & 2020) and four time European Champion (2019, 2022, 2023 & 2024)

Lisa became world champion on the 19th of May 2022 beating Alcinda Panguana in the final and beating Brigitte Mbabi, María Moronta, Ani Hovsepyan and Sema Çalışkan along the way

She is a Double European U22 Champion in 2022 and 2024 she beat Daria Parada of Poland in the 2022 final and beat Darya Letsko of the IBA-B in 2024

References

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  1. ^ "History-making Amy Broadhurst & Lisa O'Rourke win gold at World Boxing Championships". RTÉ Sport. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "A Golden Day: Magnificent Broadhurst and O'Rourke claim World Championship double for Ireland". The 42. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.