Luca Hámori

The native form of this personal name is Hámori Anna Luca. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Luca Hámori
Born
Anna Luca Hámori

(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)
Szombathely, Hungary
Statistics
Weight classWelterweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights32
Wins18
Wins by KO3
Losses13
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Hungary
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Welterweight
European U22 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Poreč Welterweight

Anna Luca Hámori (born 12 March 2001) is a Hungarian amateur boxer.

She is a member of the Hungarian national team and an 11-time national champion in Hungary. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female boxer to represent Hungary at the Olympic Games.[2]

She competes for the Fitt-Box Boxing Association based in Kőszeg.[3]

Career

She started boxing in 2011. She credits her older brother Ádám with inspiring her to pursue a boxing career.[4]

She won a silver medal at the 2016 European Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Youth Championships.[5] She represented Hungary at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, where she competed in the 60 kg division.[6] In 2022, she took the silver medal in the welterweight category at the European U22 Championships in Poreč, Croatia.[4][7]

At the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland, she won a bronze medal in the welterweight category, thus earning a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][8] She also competed at the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, but lost to Oshin Derieuw in the preliminary round.[9]

2024 Summer Olympics

She represented Hungary at the Paris Olympic Games in the 66 kg category, becoming the first female boxer from Hungary to participate in the Olympics.[2] She defeated Marissa Williamson of Australia in the round of 16.[10] In the quarterfinal, she lost 0–5 to Imane Khelif of Algeria.[11]

Awards

She was elected Hungarian Boxer of the Year [hu] in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[12]

Personal life

Hámori was born in Szombathely on 12 March 2001. Her older brother, Ádám Hámori (born 1995), is a five-time national champion and European junior champion in boxing.[13][14]

As of 2024, she lives in Kőszeg.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Luca Hámori". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b c Fehér, János (28 June 2023). "Először indulhat magyar női bokszoló olimpián". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ökölvívás: Hámori Luca tovább menetel az olimpián!". VAOL (in Hungarian). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Acharya, Riddhi (1 August 2024). "Who is Imane Khelif's next opponent Anna Luca Hamori? Everything about the controversial boxer's matchup at the Paris Olympics". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Kiütést kaptunk a pontozóktól". Utánpótlássport (in Hungarian). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Ifjúsági olimpia: a kilencedik nap eseményei élőben!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Ökölvívás: Hámori és Hoffmann is ezüstérmes a poreci U22-es Eb-n". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Boxing – Women's 66kg – Draw Sheet" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Műtétjei után agyrázkódást szenvedett a magyar olimpikon". Ripost (in Hungarian). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ^ Ághassi, Attila (1 August 2024). "A bokszoló Hámori Luca második meccsét is megnyerte az olimpián". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  11. ^ Ághassi, Attila (3 August 2024). "Hámori Luca egyhangú pontozással veszített az algériai Helif ellen". Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Már harmadszor: idén is Hámori Luca az év legjobb női ökölvívója". VAOL (in Hungarian). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Versenyzők: Hámori Ádám" (in Hungarian). Fitt-Box Ökölvívó Egyesület. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Junior ökölvívó Eb: két magyar aranyérem Keszthelyen". ZAOL (in Hungarian). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2024.