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

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and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the

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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

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

held in Paris, France. At the

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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

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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

held in Novi Sad, Serbia. In 2021, Recchia competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

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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