Aoife O'Rourke

{{Short description|Irish boxer (born 1997)}}

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| full_name = Aoife O'Rourke

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| nationality = Irish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|07|02}}

| birth_place = Castlerea, Ireland

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| weight_class = Middleweight (75 kg)

| club = Castlerea Boxing Club

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{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2025 Nis|Middleweight}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|Middleweight}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Alcobendas|Middleweight}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Budva|Middleweight}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Belgrade|Middleweight}}

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Aoife O'Rourke (born 2 July 1997) is an Irish amateur boxer. She won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 2025 World Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2025/0316/1502387-orourke-sisters-lose-world-boxing-championships-finals/|title=O'Rourke sisters lose World Boxing Championships finals|publisher=RTE|accessdate=17 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/sisters-aoife-and-lisa-orourke-settle-for-silver-at-world-boxing-championships/a1691432605.html|title=Sisters Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke settle for silver at World Boxing Championships|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=17 March 2025}} O'Rourke also won gold medals in the same weight category at the 2019,{{cite news |title=Aoife O'Rourke secures gold at European championship |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2019/0831/1073050-aoife-orourke-secures-gold-at-european-championships/ |accessdate=31 August 2019 |work=rte.ie |date=31 August 2019}}

{{cite web|url=https://extra.ie/2019/09/01/news/aoife-orourke-crowned-european-middleweight-champion-in-madrid|title=Aoife O'Rourke crowned European middleweight champion in Madrid|date=September 2019 |publisher=Extra|accessdate=31 July 2024}} 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/kellie-harrington-aoife-orourke-and-amy-broadhurst-win-gold-medals-at-elite-european-championship-finals/42087576.html|title=Kellie Harrington, Aoife O'Rourke and Amy Broadhurst win gold medals at Elite European Championship finals|date=22 October 2022 |publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=31 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/boxing/european-boxing-championship-live-stream-28303951|title=European Boxing Championship RECAP as Kellie Harrington, Amy Broadhurst and Aoife O'Rourke all win gold|date=22 October 2022 |publisher=Irish Mirror|accessdate=31 July 2024}} and 2024 European championships{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/golden-girl-aoife-orourke-is-european-champion-again/|title=Golden girl: Aoife O'Rourke is European champion again!|date=27 April 2024 |publisher=Irish Boxing|accessdate=31 July 2024}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.iba.sport/news/orourke-and-cakiroglu-become-three-time-champions-at-european-boxing-championships/|title=O'Rourke and Çakıroğlu become three-time champions at European Boxing Championships|date=30 April 2024 |publisher=International Boxing Association|accessdate=31 July 2024}} as well at the 2023 European Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2023/07/02/aoife-orourkes-birthday-bout-brings-irelands-european-games-medal-tally-to-13/|title=Aoife O'Rourke's birthday bout brings Ireland's European Games medal tally to 13|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=31 July 2024}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2023/0702/1392285-orourke-secured-european-games-gold-medal/|title=Aoife O'Rourke and Amy Wall triumph at European Games|date=2 July 2023 |publisher=Rte|accessdate=31 July 2024}} She represented Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics but lost in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/aoife-orourke-suffers-cruel-olympic-exit/|title=Aoife O'Rourke suffers cruel Olympic exit|publisher=Irish Boxing|accessdate=31 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/boxing/i-definitely-didnt-underestimate-her-one-bit-aoife-orourke-suffers-shock-exit-to-familiar-foe-in-paris-FBQODJ3O4BBIPFSMAQVKSPP3IY/|title='I definitely didn't underestimate her one bit': Aoife O'Rourke suffers shock exit to familiar foe in Paris|publisher=Irish News|accessdate=31 July 2024}}

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