Alexandra Grande

Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco[lower-alpha 1] (born 5 February 1990)[1][2] is a Peruvian karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games. She also won bronze in this event at the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2021, she represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 61 kg event.[3]

Alexandra Grande
Grande in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Vanessa Grande Risco
Born (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990
Sport
CountryPeru
SportKarate
Weight class61 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Peru
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 DubaiKumite 61 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Kumite 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Kumite 61 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Kumite 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Medellín Open
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Kumite 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Kumite 61 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Trujillo Team kumite
World Combat Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Beijing Kumite 61 kg

Career

Grande won the bronze medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2010 World Combat Games held in Beijing, China. She represented Peru at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland and she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[4][5]

In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia after a defeat in the final against Jacqueline Factos of Ecuador.

Grande won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[6][7][8] Four years earlier, she also won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2011, she won the silver medal in the same event at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

In June 2021, Grande competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9] She was eliminated in her first match by Lynn Snel of the Netherlands. As a result, she did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.[10] Grande competed in the women's 61 kg event.[3] She was also the flag bearer for Peru during the closing ceremony.[11] In November 2021, Grande won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[12] In her bronze medal match she defeated Ingrida Suchánková of Slovakia.[12]

She won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[13][14] In the final, she faced the same opponent as in her final match at the 2017 World Games.[14]

Grande won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2010 South American Games Medellín, Colombia 1st Kumite 61 kg
3rd Open
World Combat Games Beijing, China 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd Kumite 61 kg
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 2nd Team kumite
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st Kumite 61 kg
2017 World Games Wrocław, Poland 1st Kumite 61 kg
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd Kumite 61 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Kumite 61 kg
2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2022 World Games Birmingham, United States 2nd Kumite 61 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Kumite 61 kg

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grande and the second or maternal family name is Risco.

References
  1. "Alexandra Grande". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Peruana Alexandra Grande gana oro en los World Games de Polonia". El Bocón (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "Presidente Vizcarra se encarga de dar la medalla de oro a Alexandra Grande". Agencia Peruana de Noticias (in Spanish). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. "De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. "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.
  10. "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. "List of closing ceremony flag bearers" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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