Alexandra Recchia

Not to be confused with French karateka Alexandra Feracci.

Alexandra Recchia

File:K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Female Kumite –50 kg 39.jpg Recchia in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 Lyon, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Karate
Weight class	50 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing France World Championships Gold medal – first place 2010 Belgrade Team kumite Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris Kumite 50 kg Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris Team kumite Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Kumite 50 kg Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Team kumite Silver medal – second place 2014 Bremen Team kumite Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tokyo Team kumite Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Kumite 50 kg European Games Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Kumite 50 kg European Championships Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Kumite 50 kg Gold medal – first place 2016 Montpellier Kumite 50 kg Silver medal – second place 2011 Zürich Team kumite Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Team kumite Silver medal – second place 2015 Istanbul Kumite 50 kg Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montpellier Team kumite Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit Team kumite Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 50 kg Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Kumite 50 kg World Games Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Kumite 50 kg Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Kumite 50 kg Mediterranean Games Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Kumite 50 kg World Combat Games Bronze medal – third place 2013 Saint Petersburg Kumite 50 kg

Alexandra Recchia (born 25 October 1988) 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

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. In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey. 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.

In 2017, Recchia won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland. In the final, she defeated Miho Miyahara of Japan. 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. She won her first three matches and she was then eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jennifer Warling of Luxembourg.

Personal life

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

Achievements

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