Aoife O'Rourke

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Aoife O'Rourke
Personal information
Full nameAoife O'Rourke
NationalityIrish
Born (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 28)
Castlerea, Ireland
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Middleweight (75 kg)
ClubCastlerea Boxing Club
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Nis Middleweight
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Alcobendas Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Budva Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Belgrade Middleweight

Aoife O'Rourke (born 2 July 1997) is an Irish amateur boxer. She won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 2025 World Championships. [1] [2] O'Rourke also won gold medals in the same weight category at the 2019, [3] [4] 2022, [5] [6] and 2024 European championships [7] [8] as well at the 2023 European Games. [9] [10] She represented Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics but lost in the first round. [11] [12]

References

  1. "O'Rourke sisters lose World Boxing Championships finals". RTE. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. "Sisters Aoife and Lisa O'Rourke settle for silver at World Boxing Championships". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. "Aoife O'Rourke secures gold at European championship". rte.ie. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "Aoife O'Rourke crowned European middleweight champion in Madrid". Extra. September 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. "Kellie Harrington, Aoife O'Rourke and Amy Broadhurst win gold medals at Elite European Championship finals". Irish Independent. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. "European Boxing Championship RECAP as Kellie Harrington, Amy Broadhurst and Aoife O'Rourke all win gold". Irish Mirror. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. "Golden girl: Aoife O'Rourke is European champion again!". Irish Boxing. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. "O'Rourke and Çakıroğlu become three-time champions at European Boxing Championships". International Boxing Association. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. "Aoife O'Rourke's birthday bout brings Ireland's European Games medal tally to 13". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. "Aoife O'Rourke and Amy Wall triumph at European Games". Rte. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. "Aoife O'Rourke suffers cruel Olympic exit". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. "'I definitely didn't underestimate her one bit': Aoife O'Rourke suffers shock exit to familiar foe in Paris". Irish News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.