Stoyka Krasteva (; 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. 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. In end of 2018, Krasteva retired from the sport.Стойка Кръстева: Голямата ми цел е олимпийски медал Her family, husband and coach to return and in 2020 she returned on the ring.Пътят на Стойка Кръстева: От Върбица до върховете на боксовия ринг 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.Второ злато за България в Токио! Олимпийска титла за Стойка Кръстева In December 2021, Krasteva came second in the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year ranking, earning 1241 points.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event 2011European ChampionshipsRotterdam, Netherlands 3rdFlyweight2014European ChampionshipsBucharest, Romania 1stFlyweight 2016World ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan 2ndBantamweight 2018European ChampionshipsSofia, Bulgaria 1stBantamweightWorld ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India 2ndBantamweight2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan 1stFlyweight
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