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Stoyka Krasteva

Stoyka Krasteva
Born
Stoyka Zhelyaskova Petrova

(1985-09-18) September 18, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityBulgarian
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 4 in (1.60 m)

Stoyka Krasteva (Bulgarian: Стойка Кръстева; born 18 September 1985), née Petrova, is a Bulgarian former boxer who won a gold medal in the women's flyweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She was born in Dobrich, a town in northeastern Bulgaria.

Career

She is the first female boxer who represented Bulgaria in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the flyweight division. She lost in the quarterfinals to Great Britain's Nicola Adams 7–16.[3] In end of 2018, Krasteva retired from the sport.[4] Her family, husband and coach to return and in 2020 she returned on the ring.[5] In 2021, Krasteva qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics 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 of Turkey 5:0 in the final.[6] In December 2021, Krasteva came second in the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year ranking, earning 1241 points.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2011 European Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 3rd Flyweight
2014 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Flyweight
2016 World Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd Bantamweight
2018 European Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 1st Bantamweight
World Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Bantamweight
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1st Flyweight

References