SZVITACS Alexa

Date of Birth: 1 Aug 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 9

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Women's Team - Classes 9-10 HUN Hungary	5
	Women's Singles - Class 9	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Women's Singles - Class 9 Group A #2 HUN SZVITACS ASZVITACS Alexa Sport Class: 9 3 BRA RAUEN DRAUEN Danielle Sport Class: 9 1	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Women's Singles - Class 9 Group A #6 HUN SZVITACS ASZVITACS Alexa Sport Class: 9 0 CHN XIONG GXIONG Guiyan Sport Class: 9 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Women's Singles - Class 9 Group A #9 HUN SZVITACS ASZVITACS Alexa Sport Class: 9 3 TUR KAVAS NKAVAS Neslihan Sport Class: 9 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Women's Singles - Class 9 Semifinal 2 #14 HUN SZVITACS ASZVITACS Alexa Sport Class: 9 2 AUS LEI LNLEI Li Na Sport Class: 9 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Women's Team - Classes 9-10 Quarterfinal 4 #4 HUN Hungary 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
European Championships
1	Singles - Class 9	2019	Helsingborg, SWE
5	Team - Class 9-10	2019	Helsingborg, SWE

Occupation:

Semmelweis University, Budapest, HUN

Languages spoken:

BVSC-Zuglo [Budapest, HUN]

Other sports:

She competed in able-bodied table tennis at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt. (butterfly-global.com, 24 Nov 2020; paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Aug 2021)

She began competing in Para table tennis in 2019. Previously she had competed in able-bodied table tennis at junior international events. (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019)

To compete at the Paralympic Games. (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019)

"My family and friends, and players like me who started competing with able bodies and became Para athletes." (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019)

Philosophy:

"In the hospital [prior to her amputation], doctors told me that I might live today because of the sport and my persistence. I really encourage the young people to do sports, find a sport that they like and can become successful in, and it will help their life to become whole. Who knows, one day it might save their lives." (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
TT9 (ipttc.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ittf.com, 30 Nov 2018)

Impairment Details
In 2018 she developed toxic shock syndrome [TSS], which resulted in the amputation of her left forearm and her toes. "When I got sick and the doctors have told me that I'm going to have an amputation, I was already calming my parents by saying I'm going to be a Paralympic champion." (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019; sosz.hu, 08 Jan 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She was an ambassador for Hungary's Para Sports Day in 2021. "I used to compete in able-bodied sport so I am an authentic link between the worlds of Para sport and able-bodied sport. I believe there is much less difference between the two than people think." (Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottsag YouTube channel, 19 Feb 2021; Facebook page, 10 Feb 2021; jochapress.hu, 09 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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