Gabrielė Stonkutė

Gabrielė Stonkutė (born 18 April 2001) is a Lithuanian female boxer and 2022 IBA light heavyweight world champion.

Gabrielė Stonkutė
Statistics
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
NationalityLithuanian
Born (2001-04-18) April 18, 2001
Kretinga, Lithuania
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Lithuania
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 IstanbulLight heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 BudvaLight heavyweight
European U22 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 RosetoMiddleweight
Bronze medal – third place2022 PorečLight heavyweight
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SofiaMiddleweight

Biography

Stonkūtė was awarded with the Lithuanian Female Boxer of the Year 2021 award.[1]

At the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships Stonkutė competed in the light heavyweight division.[2] In the quarterfinals Stonkutė defeated Kazakh boxer Gulsaya Yerzhan to secure Lithuania's first-ever medal at the world championships,[3] then defeated Polish boxer Oliwia Toborek in the final by 5-0 unanimous decision to become the first Lithuanian world champion in Olympic-style boxing.

References
  1. Geriausiais Lietuvos boksininkais išrinkti Europos vicečempionė G.Stonkutė ir E.Skurdelis
  2. 2022 World Championships results
  3. Istorinė pergalė – boksininkė Stonkutė užsitikrino pasaulio čempionato medalį
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