{{Short description|Peruvian karateka (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Alexandra Grande | honorific_suffix = | image = K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Female Kumite –61 kg 49.jpg | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Grande in 2018 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|2|5}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = Peru | sport = Karate | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 61 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Kumite | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's karate}} {{Medal|Country|{{PER}} }} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2021 Dubai|Kumite 61 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2015 Toronto | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2019 Lima | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2011 Guadalajara | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2023 Santiago | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| South American Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2010 Medellín | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Asunción | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2018 Cochabamba | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2010 Medellín | Open }} {{Medal|Competition| World Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2017 Wrocław | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2022 Birmingham | Kumite 61 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Bolivarian Games }} {{Medal|Silver| 2013 Trujillo | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Lima-Ayacucho|Kumite 61&nbsp;kg}} {{Medal|Competition| World Combat Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2010 Beijing | Kumite 61 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco'''{{family name footnote|Grande|Risco|lang=Spanish}} (born 5 February 1990)<ref name="profile_lima_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/karate/athlete-profile-n1135932-grande-alexandra.htm|title=Alexandra Grande|website=2019 Pan American Games|url-status=live|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107201210/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/karate/athlete-profile-n1135932-grande-alexandra.htm |archive-date=7 January 2021 }}</ref><ref name="entry_list_by_noc_karate_world_games_2017">{{Cite web|title=Entry List by NOC|url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf|archive-date=6 January 2021|access-date=6 January 2021|website=2017 World Games}}</ref> is a Peruvian karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 61{{nbsp}}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.<ref name="karate_results_book_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Karate Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}</ref> She competed in the women's 61{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="karate_results_book_summer_olympics_2020"/>

== Career ==

Grande won the bronze medal in the women's 61{{nbsp}}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{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="karate_results_world_games_2017">{{Cite web|url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2017 World Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2020|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="el_bocon_alexandra_grande_gana_oro_2017">{{Cite news|date=26 July 2017|title=Peruana Alexandra Grande gana oro en los World Games de Polonia|work=El Bocón|url=https://elbocon.pe/otros-deportes/karateka-peruana-alexandra-grande-gano-medalla-de-oro-en-polonia-151558/|url-status=live|access-date=13 May 2020|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210010127/https://elbocon.pe/otros-deportes/karateka-peruana-alexandra-grande-gano-medalla-de-oro-en-polonia-151558/|archive-date=10 December 2019}}</ref> Grande defeated Anita Serogina of Ukraine in her gold medal match.

In 2018, Grande won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61{{nbsp}}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{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.<ref name="karate_results_lima_2019">{{Cite web|title=Karate Results|url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/KTE/PAG2019_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602230633/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/KTE/PAG2019_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=2 June 2020|access-date=2 June 2020|website=2019 Pan American Games}}</ref><ref name="presidente_vizcarra_medalla_de_oro_lima_2019">{{Cite news|url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-presidente-vizcarra-se-encarga-dar-medalla-oro-a-alexandra-grande-762995.aspx|title=Presidente Vizcarra se encarga de dar la medalla de oro a Alexandra Grande|date=10 August 2019|work=Agencia Peruana de Noticias|access-date=17 April 2020|language=es}}</ref><ref name="de_ee_uu_efe_com_lima_2019">{{Cite news|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/deportes/de-ee-uu-a-peru-el-podio-del-karate-en-lima-2019-fue-dominado-por-5-paises/20000010-4041459|title=De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países|date=12 August 2019|work=Agencia EFE|access-date=17 April 2020|language=es}}</ref> Four years earlier, she also won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61{{nbsp}}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.<ref name="results_book_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref> She was eliminated in her first match by Lynn Snel of the Netherlands.<ref name="results_book_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021"/> As a result, she did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.<ref name="olympics_from_34_countries_now_confirmed_tokyo_2020">{{Cite news|date=15 June 2021|title=Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020|work=World Karate Federation|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/olympians-confirmed-karates-olympic-debut/1598|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> Grande competed in the women's 61{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="karate_results_book_summer_olympics_2020"/> She was also the flag bearer for Peru during the closing ceremony.<ref name="closing_ceremony_flag_bearers_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=List of closing ceremony flag bearers|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/08/Tokyo-2020-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-bearers.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004201903/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/08/Tokyo-2020-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-bearers.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2021|access-date=16 November 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}</ref> In November 2021, Grande won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref name="world_karate_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2021|access-date=21 November 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref> In her bronze medal match she defeated Ingrida Suchánková of Slovakia.<ref name="world_karate_championships_results_book_2021"/>

Grande won the silver medal in the women's 61{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.<ref name="new_karate_heroes_world_games_2022">{{Cite news |title=New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022 |date=10 July 2022 |work=World Karate Federation |url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-the-world-games-2022/1990 |url-status=live |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710090554/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-the-world-games-2022/1990 |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="karate_results_book_world_games_2022">{{Cite web |title=Karate Results Book |url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164133/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2022 |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=2022 World Games}}</ref> In the final, she faced the same opponent as in her final match at the 2017 World Games.<ref name="karate_results_book_world_games_2022"/>

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{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her fourth match.<ref name="world_karate_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 World Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029174223/https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ |archive-date=29 October 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=Sportdata.org}}</ref> A week later, Grande won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.<ref name="karatekas_from_chile_shine_2023">{{Cite web |date=5 November 2023 |title=Karatekas from Chile shine on Day 2 of Karate at Pan American Games |url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karatekas-from-chile-shine-on-day-2-of-karate-at-pan-american-games/2404 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211064912/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karatekas-from-chile-shine-on-day-2-of-karate-at-pan-american-games/2404 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=World Karate Federation}}</ref><ref name="pan_american_games_karate_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book |url=https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/KTE-------------------------------.RBK_1_0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227171340/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/KTE-------------------------------.RBK_1_0.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2023 |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=2023 Pan American Games}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank !!Event |- |rowspan=3 | 2010 |rowspan=2 | South American Games |rowspan=2 | Medellín, Colombia |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Open |- |World Combat Games |Beijing, China |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2011 |Pan American Games |Guadalajara, Mexico |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2013 |Bolivarian Games |Trujillo, Peru |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team kumite |- |2015 |Pan American Games |Toronto, Canada |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2017 |World Games |Wrocław, Poland |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2018 |South American Games |Cochabamba, Bolivia |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2019 |Pan American Games |Lima, Peru |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2021 |World Championships |Dubai, United Arab Emirates |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2022 |World Games |Birmingham, United States |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |South American Games |Asunción, Paraguay |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |- |2023 |Pan American Games |Santiago, Chile |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 61{{nbsp}}kg |}

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