Sunniva Hofstad (born 17 July 2004) is a Norwegian

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. She is junior world champion from 2022, European junior champion from 2021 and 2022, and qualified to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Born in Trondheim on 17 July 2004, Hofstad won a gold medal in the middleweight class (75 kg) at the 2022 IBA Youth World Boxing Championships. She won European junior championships titles in both

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and

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. Competing at an Olympic qualification tournament in March 2024, she qualified to the 75 kg class at the Olympics. In May 2024 she was officially selected to represent Norway at the

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. She is the first female Norwegian boxer to ever qualify for the Olympic Games. She was defeated by former world champion

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in the first round.

References

2004 births Living people Norwegian women boxers Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Norway Boxers at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Norway {{Norway-sport-bio-stub