Bruna Costa Alexandre (born 29 March 1995) is a Brazilian para table tennis player who is two-time World bronze medalist and Paralympic bronze medalist in both singles and teams events along with Danielle Rauen.[1][2][3]
.jpg) Alexandre at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bruna Costa Alexandre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bruninha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1995 Criciúma, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | São Caetano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life
editAlexandre had her right arm amputated due to thrombosis from a poorly applied vaccine injection when she was six months old.[4][5]
In June 2021 she was one of the women selected to compose Brazil's Paralympic Table Tennis team for the 2020 Paralympic Games, which were delayed for a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The other athletes chosen to be part of the team were Cátia Oliveira (class 2), Dani Rauen (in class 9) and Joyce Oliveira (in class 4).[6]
She went on to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Brazilian athlete to contest both the Paralympic and Olympic Games.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bruna Costa Alexandre - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Table Tennis - COSTA ALEXANDRE Bruna". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Bruna Costa Alexandre - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Bruna Alexandre". CBTM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Primeira brasileira a disputar Olimpíadas e Paralimpíadas, Bruna Alexandre perdeu braço por injeção mal aplicada". GloboEsporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Com time de sparrings de alto nível, Seleção paralímpica de tênis de mesa encerra semana de treinamentos em São Paulo - Surto Olímpico" [With a team of high-level sparring partners, the Paralympic table tennis team ends a week of training in São Paulo - Olympic Outbreak]. surtoolimpico.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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