Bruna Alexandre

Brazilian para table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

FullnameBruna Costa Alexandre
NicknameBruninha
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 31)
Criciúma, Brazil
HometownSao Caetano do Sul, Brazil
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Bruna Alexandre
Alexandre at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameBruna Costa Alexandre
NicknameBruninha
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 31)
Criciúma, Brazil
Home townSao Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara table tennis
C10
ClubSão Caetano
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoWomen's singles C10
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's singles C10
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's team C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoWomen's team C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisDoubles WD20
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BratislavaWomen's team C9-10
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingWomen's singles C10
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingWomen's team C9-10
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Cartagena de IndiasTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 AsunciónTeam
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Life

Alexandre 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]

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