Alexa Szvitacs

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Alexa Szvitacs
Personal information
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 31)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityTarsal tunnel syndrome
Disability classC9

Alexa Szvitacs (born August 1, 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. 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Para table tennis gives Alexa Szvitacs newfound hope". International Paralympic Committee. 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Support Alexa Szvitacs, suffering life threatening illness". International Table Tennis Federation. 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Terrible illness struck Hungarian athlete: she had to amputate her left forearm". Egyeni - Blikk.hu. 21 December 2018.
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