Bruna Costa Alexandre

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]

Bruna Costa Alexandre
Alexandre at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Bruninha
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995
Criciúma, Brazil
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC10
ClubSão Caetano
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Cartagena de IndiasTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 AsunciónTeam
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
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

Life

Alexandre had her right arm amputated due to thrombosis from a vaccine aged three months old. [4]

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).[5]

References
  1. "Bruna Costa Alexandre - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
  2. "Table Tennis COSTA ALEXANDRE Bruna - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. "Bruna Costa Alexandre - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. "Bruna Alexandre (in Portuguese)". CBTM. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016.
  5. "Com time de sparrings de alto nível, Seleção paralímpica de tênis de mesa encerra semana de treinamentos em São Paulo - Surto Olímpico". www.surtoolimpico.com.br. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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