Alexandra Recchia

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Alexandra Recchia
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Recchia in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 37)
Lyon, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Weight class50 kg
Events
Medal record

Alexandra Recchia (born 25 October 1988)[1] is a French karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.

Career

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Recchia won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2008 World Karate Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2010, she won the gold medal in this event at the World Karate Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2012, Recchia won the gold medal in the women's team kumite and the women's kumite 50 kg events at the World Karate Championships held in Paris, France.

At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, Recchia won the silver medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[2] In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey.[2] In that same year, Recchia also won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2013 World Combat Games held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3]

In 2017, Recchia won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland.[4][5] In the final, she defeated Miho Miyahara of Japan.[4] In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

In 2021, Recchia competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She won her first three matches and she was then eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jennifer Warling of Luxembourg.[6]

Personal life

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She earned a master's degree in law in 2012.[7] In 2016, she earned her practising certificate.[7]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2008 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd Team kumite
2010 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Team kumite
2012 World Championships Paris, France 1st Team kumite
1st Kumite 50 kg
2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Kumite 50 kg
2nd Team kumite
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd Kumite 50 kg
World Games Cali, Colombia 2nd Kumite 50 kg
World Combat Games Saint Petersburg, Russia 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 2nd Team kumite
3rd Kumite 50 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Kumite 50 kg
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rd Team kumite
1st Kumite 50 kg
World Championships Linz, Austria 1st Team kumite
1st Kumite 50 kg
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rd Team kumite
World Games Wrocław, Poland 1st Kumite 50 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Kumite 50 kg

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