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 35)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Disability class	C9
Medal record Representing   Hungary Women's para table tennis Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Individual C9 2024 Paris Singles C9 European Championships 2019 Helsingborg Singles C9 Women's table tennis World Junior Championships 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.

External links

• Alexa Szvitacs at ITTF Para Table Tennis ( archive )
• Alexa Szvitacs at the International Paralympic Committee
• Alexa Szvitacs at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)
• Szvitacs Alexa at Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottság(in Hungarian)