Sena Irie

Sena Irie
入江 聖奈
Personal information
Born (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 26)
Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
WeightFeatherweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoFeatherweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 AmmanFeatherweight

Sena Irie (入江 聖奈, Irie Sena; born 9 October 2000) is a Japanese retired amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.

Biography

Irie was born in Yonago, Japan in 2000. She took up boxing when she was seven years old at a local gym. Irie was inspired to box from the sports manga television series Ganbare Genki, which features a character who wants to become a boxer. She also took her inspiration from frogs.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Irie beat Karriss Artingstall of Great Britain in the semi-finals of the women's featherweight, and then went on to beat Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines in the final to win the gold medal. At the time of winning her gold medal, Irie was a university student at Nippon Sport Science University. Irie later stated that she would retire from boxing after graduating, with plans to work for a company making video games.

In September 2022, she announced that she would retire from boxing after her graduation in spring 2023.

References

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  12. ↑ "Japan's Sena Irie punches her way to gold in women's boxing". The Japan Times. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Irie to study amphibians after retirement". InsideTheGames.biz. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.