Alexandra Recchia (born 25 October 1988) is a French

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

ka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50kg 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 The 2008 World Karate Championships are the 19th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 16, 2008. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 888 athletes from 97 ...

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 50kg events at the World Karate Championships held in Paris, France. At the

2013 World Games The 2013 World Games ( es, Juegos Mundiales 2013), the ninth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in the city of Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4. Host city allocation history The 2013 World Games were initially all ...

held in Cali, Colombia, Recchia won the silver medal in the women's kumite 50kg event. In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey. In that same year, Recchia also won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 50kg event at the

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held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2017, Recchia won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland. In the final, she defeated

Miho Miyahara Miho Miyahara (宮原美穂, ''Miyahara Miho'', born 3 September 1996) is a Japanese karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021). She also won the gold medal in thi ...

of Japan. In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50kg 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 The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. She won her first three matches and she was then eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jennifer Warling of Luxembourg.

Personal life

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

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Recchia, Alexandra Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Lyon French female karateka World Games medalists in karate World Games gold medalists for France World Games silver medalists for France Karateka at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in karate European Games bronze medalists for France Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in karate 21st-century French sportswomen Medalists at the 2013 World Games Medalists at the 2017 World Games