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Irma Testa

Irma "Butterfly" Testa is an Italian boxer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Irma Testa
Irma Testa
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Boxing career
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Featherweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul Featherweight
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Featherweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alcobendas Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budva Featherweight
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Flyweight

Irma "Butterfly" Testa1 (born 28 December 1997) is an Italian boxer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics,2 and won a bronze medal in the women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.31

In 2021, she came out as queer.4

References

References

  1. "Irma Testa, storica medaglia ma il sogno di Butterfly continua" (in Italian). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Irma Testa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "Boxing TESTA Irma". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "Italian Olympic boxer Irma Testa comes out as queer". GAY TIMES. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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