Bruna Alexandre Explained
| Bruna Alexandre |
| Full Name: | Bruna Costa Alexandre |
| Nickname: | Bruninha |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Criciúma, Brazil |
| Hometown: | Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil |
| Height: | 160 cm |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Sport: | Para table tennis |
| Disability Class: | C10 |
| Club: | São Caetano |
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]
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 identified as part of Brazil's Paralympic Table Tennis team for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 which were delayed for a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The other athletes identified 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Bruna Costa Alexandre - IPTTF Profile . 21 December 2019 . International Para Table Tennis Federation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221160153/http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/3846%3Fresource_id%3D3846%26with_medals%3D1 . 21 December 2019 .
- Web site: Table Tennis - COSTA ALEXANDRE Bruna . dead . 9 September 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909135020/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1361658-costa-alexandre-bruna.htm . 9 September 2021.
- Web site: Bruna Costa Alexandre - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile . 9 September 2021 . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: Bruna Alexandre . pt-br . 21 December 2019 . CBTM . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160831013554/http://www.cbtm.org.br:80/1bruna-alexandre.aspx . 31 August 2016.
- Web site: Primeira brasileira a disputar Olimpíadas e Paralimpíadas, Bruna Alexandre perdeu braço por injeção mal aplicada . pt-br . 5 June 2024 . GloboEsporte.com . live .
- Web site: 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 . 15 June 2021 . surtoolimpico.com.br . pt-br.
