Lisa O'Rourke
Irish boxer (born 2002)
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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.
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| Full name | Lisa Edel O'Rourke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
O'Rourke won the gold medal at the 2022 World Championships in the light middleweight division, defeating Alcinda Panguana in the final.[1][2][3][4] She also won a silver medal at the 2025 World Championships.[5][6]
O'Rourke is a double European Under 22 champion, after winning the light middleweight title in 2022[7][8] and 2024.[9][10]
Personal life
O'Rourke's sister Aoife is also an international amateur boxer for Ireland.[11][12] In 2025, the sisters made boxing history, by becoming the first sisters to win through to contest a World Championship final in the same tournament.[13] Also in 2025, the sisters won gold at the World Hyrox Championships in Chicago.[14]
