Alexandra Recchia

Alexandra Recchia
	Alexandra Recchia in 2018
Personal information
Born	25 October 1988 (age 36); Lyon, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Karate
Weight class	50 kg
Events	Kumite; Team kumite;
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing France
World Championships
European Games
European Championships
World Games
Mediterranean Games
World Combat Games

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.

Career

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

At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, Recchia 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, Recchia 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, Recchia won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 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 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

In 2021, Recchia competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[6] She won her first three matches and she was then eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jennifer Warling of Luxembourg.^[6]

Personal life

She earned a master's degree in law in 2012.^[7] In 2016, she earned her practising certificate.^[7]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2008	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Team kumite
2010	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Team kumite
2012	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	Team kumite
2012	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	Kumite 50 kg
2013	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Kumite 50 kg
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Team kumite
	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
2014	World Championships	Bremen, Germany	3rd	Kumite 50 kg
2015	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	Kumite 50 kg
2015	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	Kumite 50 kg
2016	European Championships	Montpellier, France	3rd	Team kumite
	European Championships	Montpellier, France	1st	Kumite 50 kg
	World Championships	Linz, Austria	1st	Team kumite
	World Championships	Linz, Austria	1st	Kumite 50 kg
2017	European Championships	İzmit, Turkey	3rd	Team kumite
2017	World Games	Wrocław, Poland	1st	Kumite 50 kg
2018	European Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	3rd	Kumite 50 kg
2021	European Championships	Poreč, Croatia	3rd	Kumite 50 kg

References

^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "SportAccord World Combat Games 2013". World Karate Federation. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b Rowbottom, Mike (18 February 2021). "Five-time karate world champion Recchia working as employment lawyer before sport's Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links

Alexandra Recchia at KarateRec.com
Alexandra Recchia at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
Alexandra Recchia at the International World Games Association

[entry_list_by_noc_karate_world_games_2017-1] "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[karate_medalists_world_games_2013-2] "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[wkf_karate_medalists_world_combat_games_2013-3] "SportAccord World Combat Games 2013". World Karate Federation. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.

[karate_results_world_games_2017-4] "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[netherlands_claim_ninth_title_in_row_2017-5] Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[results_book_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021-6] "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[five_time_karate_recchia_employment_lawyer_2021-7] Rowbottom, Mike (18 February 2021). "Five-time karate world champion Recchia working as employment lawyer before sport's Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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