Alexandra Recchia (born 25 October 1988) is a French karateka. 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 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 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 2013 World Combat Games 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 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 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
Year Competition Venue RankEvent2008World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 3rdTeam kumite2010World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia 1stTeam kumite 2012 World Championships Paris, France 1stTeam kumite 1stKumite 50kg 2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1stKumite 50kg 2ndTeam kumiteMediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey 3rdKumite 50kgWorld GamesCali, Colombia 2ndKumite 50kgWorld Combat GamesSaint Petersburg, Russia 3rdKumite 50kg 2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 2ndTeam kumite 3rdKumite 50kg 2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey 2ndKumite 50kgEuropean GamesBaku, Azerbaijan 3rdKumite 50kg 2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rdTeam kumite 1stKumite 50kg World Championships Linz, Austria 1stTeam kumite 1stKumite 50kg 2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey 3rdTeam kumiteWorld GamesWrocław, Poland 1stKumite 50kg2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia 3rdKumite 50kg2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 3rdKumite 50kg
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