Alexandra Grande

Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco^[a] (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, Grande represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[3] She competed in the women's 61 kg event.^[3]

Alexandra Grande

Grande in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco
Born	(1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Country	Peru
Sport	Karate
Weight class	61 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Peru World Championships 2021 Dubai Kumite 61 kg Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Kumite 61 kg 2019 Lima Kumite 61 kg 2011 Guadalajara Kumite 61 kg 2023 Santiago Kumite 61 kg South American Games 2010 Medellín Kumite 61 kg 2022 Asunción Kumite 61 kg 2018 Cochabamba Kumite 61 kg 2010 Medellín Open World Games 2017 Wrocław Kumite 61 kg 2022 Birmingham Kumite 61 kg Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo Team kumite World Combat Games 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] Grande defeated Anita Serogina of Ukraine in her gold medal match.

In 2018, Grande 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, Grande 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.^[9] 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]

Grande 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. She defeated Claudymar Garcés of Venezuela in her gold medal match. In 2023, Grande competed in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her fourth match.^[15] A week later, Grande won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^[16][17]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
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
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	2nd	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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) 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 from the original (PDF) 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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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.
15. "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
16. "Karatekas from Chile shine on Day 2 of Karate at Pan American Games". World Karate Federation. 5 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
17. "2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

External links

• Alexandra Grande – World Karate Federation ranking
• Alexandra Grande at KarateRec.com
• Alexandra Grande at Olympics.com
• Alexandra Grande at Olympedia
• Alexandra Grande at the International World Games Association
• Alexandra Grande at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
• Alexandra Grande on Twitter