Luca Hámori
Hungarian boxer (born 2001)
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Anna Luca Hámori (born 12 March 2001) is a Hungarian amateur boxer.
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| Born | Anna Luca Hámori 12 March 2001 Szombathely, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She is a member of the Hungarian national team and an 11-time national champion in Hungary. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female boxer to represent Hungary at the Olympic Games.[2]
She competes for the Fitt-Box Boxing Association based in Kőszeg.[3]
Career
She started boxing in 2011. She credits her older brother Ádám with inspiring her to pursue a boxing career.[4]
She won a silver medal at the 2016 European Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Youth Championships.[5] She represented Hungary at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, where she competed in the 60 kg division.[6] In 2022, she took the silver medal in the welterweight category at the European U22 Championships in Poreč, Croatia.[4][7]
At the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland, she won a bronze medal in the welterweight category, thus earning a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][8] She also competed at the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, but lost to Oshin Derieuw in the preliminary round.[9]
2024 Summer Olympics
She represented Hungary at the Paris Olympic Games in the 66 kg category, becoming the first female boxer from Hungary to participate in the Olympics.[2] She defeated Marissa Williamson of Australia in the round of 16.[10] In the quarterfinal, she lost 0–5 to Imane Khelif of Algeria.[11]
Awards
She was elected Hungarian Boxer of the Year in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[12]
Personal life
Hámori was born in Szombathely on 12 March 2001. Her older brother, Ádám Hámori (born 1995), is a five-time national champion and European junior champion in boxing.[13][14]
