Alexa Szvitacs

The native form of this personal name is Szvitacs Alexa. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Alexa Szvitacs
Personal information
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityTarsal tunnel syndrome
Disability classC9
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Women's para table tennis
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual C9
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Singles C9
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Helsingborg Singles C9
Women's table tennis
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cairo Team

Alexa Szvitacs (born 1 August 1990) is a Hungarian para table tennis player and former World Junior bronze medalist.[1][2]

Illness

In August 2018, Szvitacs suddenly fell ill at home with a high fever and nausea. Her brother phoned for an ambulance and took her to hospital in Debrecen for life saving surgery. She developed toxic shock syndrome which resulted in the amputation of her left forearm and all of her toes and was diagnosed with tarsal tunnel syndrome, she was in rehabilitation for months afterwards.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Alexa Szvitacs - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Para table tennis gives Alexa Szvitacs newfound hope". International Paralympic Committee. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Support Alexa Szvitacs, suffering life threatening illness". International Table Tennis Federation. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Rettenetes betegség támadta meg a magyar sportolónőt: amputálni kellett a bal alkarját" [A terrible disease attacked the Hungarian athlete: her left forearm had to be amputated]. Egyeni - Blikk.hu (in Hungarian). 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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