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 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
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 .
- 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.
