Lisa Edel O'Rourke (born 13 May 2002) is an Irish

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

who won a gold medal at the 2022 World Championships in the light middleweight division.

Career

O'Rourke won the gold medal at the 2022 World Championships in the

light middleweight Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in boxing but also may include other combat sports. Boxing The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the Intern ...

division, defeating

Alcinda Panguana Alcinda Helena Panguana (born 27 February 1994, in Maputo) is a boxer from Mozambique. She competed in the women's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won against Elizabeth Akinyi Elizabeth Akinyi is a Kenyan amateur boxer, a ...

in the final. She also won a silver medal at the 2025 World Championships. O'Rourke is a double European Under 22 champion, after winning the light middleweight title in

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

and

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Personal life

O'Rourke's sister

Aoife Aoife ( , ) is an Irish and Gaelic feminine given name. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic ''aoibh'', which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name ''Esvios'' (Latinized ''Esuvius'', feminine '' Esuvia'') ...

is also an international amateur boxer for Ireland.

References

Living people Irish women boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists 2002 births 21st-century Irish sportswomen Boxers from County Roscommon {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub