Nesthy Petecio

Nesthy Petecio
Petecio in 2019
Born
Nesthy Alcayde Petecio

(1992-04-11) April 11, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityFilipino
Statistics
Weight classFeatherweight
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Medal record

Nesthy Alcayde Petecio (born April 11, 1992)[1] is a Filipino amateur boxer. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Filipino woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing,[2] and won a bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 2014 World Championships and gold at the 2019 edition.[3]

With two Olympic medals, Petecio is the first Filipino boxer to win multiple medals in the Olympic Games.

  1. ^ a b "PETECIO, Nesthy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Giongco, Mark (August 3, 2021). "Nesthy Petecio takes home Olympic silver in boxing". Inquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Songalia, Ryan (October 13, 2019). "Nesthy Petecio rebounds from college slump, wins gold at World Championships". The Ring. Retrieved August 3, 2021.