Monique Suraci

Monique Suraci
Personal information
Nickname
Slique
Born (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Honiara 50kg

Monique Suraci (born 12 January 2001) is an Australian boxer. Having taken up boxing aged six,[2] she won the gold medal in the 50kg division at the 2023 Pacific Games to secure a place in the same weight category at the 2024 Summer Olympics,[3][4] where she lost in the round-of-16 to Ingrit Valencia from Colombia.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Monique Suraci". tapology.com.
  2. ^ "Going for gold, Queanbeyan's Monique Suraci heads to the Olympics". Canberra Daily.
  3. ^ "Australian boxers dominate the Oceania Qualification Tournament at Pacific Games to secure 12 of 13 Olympic places on offer". World Boxing.
  4. ^ "Queanbeyan boxer Monique Suraci is off to the Paris Olympics after winning her qualifying bout in the Solomon Islands". Region.
  5. ^ "'Have no one to blame but myself': Australia's boxing campaign dealt another cruel blow". Nine.
  6. ^ "Monique heartbroken but making no excuses". Australian Olympic Committee.