Stoyka Krasteva ( bg, Стойка Кръстева; born 18 September 1985), née Petrova, is a former Bulgarian

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who won a gold medal in the women's flyweight division at the

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. She was born in

Dobrich Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobr ...

, a town in northeastern

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Career

She is the first female boxer who represented

in the

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in London in the

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division. She lost in the quarterfinals to Great Britain's

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7–16. In end of 2018 Krasteva retired from the sport. Her family, husband and coach to return and in 2020 she returned on the ring. In 2021 Krasteva qualified for the

in the Women's flyweight category. After 5 consecutive wins she won Bulgaria's first boxing gold medal since 1996, beating top-seeded

Buse Naz Çakıroğlu Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (born 26 May 1996) is a Turkish boxer. Private life Buse Naz Çakıroğlu was born in Trabzon, Turkey on 26 May 1996. She studied Physical Education and Sport in Düzce University. Boxing career The female boxer at is a m ...

of Turkey 5:0 in the final.Второ злато за България в Токио! Олимпийска титла за Стойка Кръстева
/ref> In December 2021, Krasteva came second in the

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year ( bg, Спортист на годината на България, ''Sportist na godinata na Balgariya'') is an annual award given to the best Bulgarian sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by authori ...

ranking, earning 1241 points.

Achievements

References

Bulgarian women boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Living people 1985 births People from Dobrich Sportspeople from Dobrich Province European Games competitors for Bulgaria Boxers at the 2015 European Games Flyweight boxers Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in boxing 21st-century Bulgarian women 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub