Caitlin Parker

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Born
Caitlin Anne Parker

(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 29)
Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
OthernamesCaity
Weight classMiddleweight
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Caitlin Parker
OLY
Parker in 2024
Born
Caitlin Anne Parker

(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 29)
Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
Other namesCaity
Statistics
Weight classMiddleweight
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisMiddleweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 New DelhiMiddleweight
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastMiddleweight
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamMiddleweight
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2023 HoniaraMiddleweight
Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2014 NanjingMiddleweight

Caitlin Anne Parker OLY (born 17 April 1996) is an Australian amateur boxer, who became the first female boxer from Australia to win an Olympic medal when she took bronze at the 2024 Paris Games. Parker has also won silver and bronze medals at two Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Youth Olympics.

Parker was born on 17 April 1996 in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia.[1] She began training in taekwondo and boxing at the age of 11 after her father refused to let her walk to school alone without learning self defence.[2][3]

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