Sunniva Hofstad Explained

Sunniva Hofstad
Birth Date:17 July 2004
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Sport:Boxing
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Sunniva Hofstad (born 17 July 2004) is a Norwegian boxer. 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,[1] Hofstad won a gold medal in the middleweight class (75 kg) at the 2022 IBA Youth World Boxing Championships.[2] She won European junior championships titles in both 2021 and 2022.

Competing at an Olympic qualification tournament in March 2024, she qualified to the 75 kg class at the Olympics.[3] [4] In May 2024 she was officially selected to represent Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] She is the first female Norwegian boxer to ever qualify for the Olympic Games.[6] She was defeated by former world champion Lovlina Borgohain in the first round.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunniva Hofstad . tapology.com . 28 July 2004.
  2. News: Sunniva Hofstad ble juniorverdensmester i boksing . 22 November 2022 . nrk.no . 27 July 2024 . no.
  3. News: Omar Shiha og Sunniva Hofstad skal til OL 2024!!!. boksing.no . 11 March 2024 . 27 July 2024 . no .
  4. News: Hofstad (19) skrev historie - klar for OL . 11 March 2024 . nrk.no . 27 July 2024 . no.
  5. Web site: 16 utøvere tatt ut i første uttak til OL og Paralympics i Paris . Olympiatoppen . 14 May 2024 . 27 July 2024 . no.
  6. News: Sunniva kjemper om første norske OL-gull i boksing på 100 år . Espen . Sandmo . Elisabeth Strand . Mølster . Mathias . Mikalsen . 31 July 2024 . nrk.no . 31 July 2024 . no.
  7. News: Hofstad fikk det tøft i OL-debuten – tapte mot tidligere verdensmester . 31 July 2024 . nrk.no . 31 July 2024 . no .