Irma "Butterfly" Testa[1] (born 28 December 1997) is an Italian boxer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[2] and won a bronze medal in the women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][1]

Irma Testa
Born (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26)
NationalityItalian
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Featherweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul Featherweight
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Featherweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alcobendas Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budva Featherweight
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Flyweight

In 2021, she came out as queer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Irma Testa, storica medaglia ma il sogno di Butterfly continua" (in Italian). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Irma Testa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Boxing TESTA Irma". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Italian Olympic boxer Irma Testa comes out as queer". GAY TIMES. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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