Bruna Takahashi

Bruna Takahashi (born 19 July 2000) is a Brazilian table tennis player.[1] She represented Brazil at the Summer Olympics two times since 2016. She is one of the best Latin American players in the ITTF world ranking, after Puerto Rico's Adriana Diaz.

Bruna Takahashi
Takahashi in 2016
Personal information
Born (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[2]
Highest ranking17 (21 June 2022)[3]
Current ranking33 (27 June 2023)[4]
ClubSporting Clube de Portugal
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Doubles
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Cartagena de IndiasMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2017 Cartagena de IndiasTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 SantiagoMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2022 SantiagoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 AsunciónSingles
Silver medal – second place2019 AsunciónTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 LimaSingles
Silver medal – second place2023 HavanaSingles
Silver medal – second place2023 HavanaMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2017 Cartagena de IndiasSingles
Bronze medal – third place2017 Cartagena de IndiasDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2018 SantiagoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2023 HavanaDoubles
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 AsunciónSingles
Latin American Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 San JuanTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 HavanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2018 HavanaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 San JuanSingles
Bronze medal – third place2018 HavanaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2018 HavanaMixed doubles

Career

Takahashi competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Brazilian team in the women's team event.[2] At the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, she reached the quarterfinals of the individual tournament, losing only to China's Sun Yingsha, who finished with the gold medal. Thus, Takahashi finished in the top 8.[5]

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Takahashi was seeded No. 5 in women's singles.[6] She won four medals at the 2019 Pan American Games.[7] She also participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in the individual and team events.[8][9]

In May 2022, Takahashi entered the top 20 of the ITTF world rankings in women's singles, making her the first Brazilian to achieve this feat.[10]

References
  1. "Table Tennis TAKAHASHI Bruna". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. "Bruna Takahashi". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "Women's Singles 2022 Week #25". Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. "ITTF World Table Tennis Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. "Bruna Takahashi termina entre as oito melhores dos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude". rededoesporte.gov.br (in Portuguese). 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023.
  6. "Women's Singles Seeding List" (PDF). ittf.com. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. "LIBRO DE RESULTADOS" (PDF). panamsports.org. August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. "Bruna Takahashi sofre diante de francesa e é eliminada na estreia em Tóquio". uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 25 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. "Bruna TAKAHASHI". olimpiadatododia.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. "Women's Singles 2022 Week #18". ittf.com. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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