Nouchka Fontijn
Nouchka Fontijn is a retired Dutch boxer. She was the European champion in the women's middleweight or 75 kg class after winning gold at both the European [Amateur Boxing Championships|European Championships] in 2014 and the European Games in 2015.
Early life and education
Nouchka Fontijn was born on 9 November 1987 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She studied physiotherapy at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.Boxing career
Fontijn started amateur boxing in 2007 and has been competing in the middleweight or 75 kg class. She first became Dutch champion in 2009 and has prolonged her title every year since.She won silver at the 2011 Women's [European Amateur Boxing Championships|2011 European Championships] in Rotterdam, after losing in the final from Nadezhda Torlopova. She won gold at the 2014 European Championships in Bucharest. The next year, she also won Boxing at the [2015 European Games – Women's 75 kg|gold] at the 2015 European Games in Baku.
She won 2016 [AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Middleweight|silver] at the 2016 AIBA [Women's World Boxing Championships|2016 World Championships] in Astana and again Boxing at the [2016 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight|silver] at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, both times after losing 3–0 to Claressa Shields in the final.
Fontijn also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight|2020 Summer Olympics] in Tokyo where she won the bronze medal.