# Alexandra Grande

Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco (born 5 February 1990) 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. She competed in the women's 61 kg event.

## 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. 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. 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. 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. Grande competed in the women's 61 kg event. She was also the flag bearer for Peru during the closing ceremony. 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. In her bronze medal match she defeated Ingrida Suchánková of Slovakia.
Grande won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. In the final, she faced the same opponent as in her final match at the 2017 World Games.
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. A week later, Grande won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
| 2010 | South American Games | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2010 | South American Games | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | Open |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |