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Nickname | Bruninha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Criciúma, Brazil | 29 March 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | São Caetano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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
- ↑ "Bruna Costa Alexandre - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Table Tennis COSTA ALEXANDRE Bruna - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bruna Costa Alexandre - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bruna Alexandre (in Portuguese)". CBTM. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "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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