Alexandra Recchia

Alexandra Recchia (born 25 October 1988)[1] 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.

Alexandra Recchia
Alexandra Recchia in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988
Lyon, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  France
World Championships
2010 BelgradeTeam kumite
2012 ParisKumite 50 kg
2012 ParisTeam kumite
2016 LinzKumite 50 kg
2016 LinzTeam kumite
2014 BremenTeam kumite
2008 TokyoTeam kumite
2014 BremenKumite 50 kg
European Games
2015 BakuKumite 50 kg
European Championships
2013 BudapestKumite 50 kg
2016 MontpellierKumite 50 kg
2011 ZürichTeam kumite
2013 BudapestTeam kumite
2015 IstanbulKumite 50 kg
2016 MontpellierTeam kumite
2017 İzmitTeam kumite
2018 Novi SadKumite 50 kg
World Games
2017 WrocławKumite 50 kg
2013 CaliKumite 50 kg
Mediterranean Games
2013 MersinKumite 50 kg
World Combat Games
2013 Saint PetersburgKumite 50 kg

Career

She 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 2010 World Karate Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2012, she won the gold medal in the women's team kumite and the women's kumite 50 kg events at the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France.

At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[2] In the final she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey.[2] In that same year, she also won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2013 World Combat Games held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3]

In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland.[4][5] In the final she defeated Miho Miyahara of Japan.[4] In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
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
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 World Championships Linz, Austria 1st Team kumite
1st Kumite 50 kg
2017 World Games Wrocław, Poland 1st Kumite 50 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Kumite 50 kg

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "SportAccord World Combat Games 2013". World Karate Federation. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
  4. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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