Raquel Kochhann Explained

Full Name:Raquel Cristina Kochhann
Birth Date:6 October 1992
Birth Place:Saudades, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height:1.67 m
Weight:66 kg
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2014–present

Raquel Cristina Kochhann (born October 6, 1992) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player. She competed for Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Kochhann won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's national rugby sevens team.[1] She represented Brazil in Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Kochhann graduated in Physical Education at Universidade Estácio. In 2024, she returned to the Brazilian sevens side for the Women's SVNS Perth tournament after undergoing treatment for breast cancer.[3] [4] She played in all the SVNS tournaments after Perth until the final competition in Madrid. [5]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Kochhann will become the first rugby sevens player from Brazil to play three times the Olympic Games, together with Luiza Campos. [6] Kochhann was flag bearer in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with sprint canoeist Isaquias Queiroz.[7]

In the same year, Kochhann played for the Brazil women's national rugby union team in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifiers when Brazil defeated Colombia to qualify the first time to a Women's Rugby World Cup. [8]

References

  1. Web site: Raquel Cristina KOCHHANN . Toronto2015.org . . 2016-07-17.
  2. Web site: Rio 2016 hosts Brazil name Olympic squads . worldrugby.org . en-GB . 2016-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817092547/http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/news/174251 . 2016-08-17 . live .
  3. Web site: Worthington . Sam . 2024-01-27 . Brazil star's incredible return from breast cancer . 2024-03-02 . wwos.nine.com.au . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-25 . Raquel Kochhann to make emotional SVNS return after cancer treatment . 2024-03-02 . www.world.rugby.
  5. Web site: Brasil Rugby anuncia convocadas para Paris 2024 e base de treinamento exclusiva para os Jogos Olímpicos – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby . 11 June 2024 .
  6. Web site: Brasil Rugby anuncia convocadas para Paris 2024 e base de treinamento exclusiva para os Jogos Olímpicos – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby . 11 June 2024 .
  7. Web site: Isakias Queiroz y Raquel Cohann serán los abanderados de Brasil en París 2024.. Natura.com. ES. July 22, 2024. July 22, 2024.
  8. Web site: O Brasil está na Copa do Mundo de Rugby de 2025! – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby . 29 June 2024 .