Irma Testa

Irma “Butterfly” Testa[1] (born 28 December 1997) is an Italian boxer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[2] and won the bronze medal in the women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][1]

Irma Testa
Statistics
NationalityItalian
Born (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoFeatherweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 New DelhiFeatherweight
Silver medal – second place2022 IstanbulFeatherweight
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaFeatherweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 AlcobendasFeatherweight
Gold medal – first place2022 BudvaFeatherweight
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 NanjingFlyweight

In 2021, she came out as queer.[4]

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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