Luca Kumahara
Brazilian table tennis player
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Born | (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 29) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luca Aiko Kumahara (formerly Caroline Aiko Kumahara, born July 27, 1995) is a table tennis player from Brazil.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
He is the first trans athlete to compete at an international level.[3]
Personal life
Luca is a trans man.[4]
References
- ^ Time Brasil Caroline Aiko Kumahara. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Table Tennis KUMAHARA Caroline". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ Kumahara muda nome e é o 1º atleta trans do tênis de mesa. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "'To exist as transgender shows I am resisting'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
External links
- Luca Kumahara at Olympedia
- Luca Kumahara at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
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- 1978: Elizabeth Popper (VEN)
- 1980: Diana Guillén (MEX)
- 1989: Madeleine Armas (CUB)
- 1990: Madeleine Armas (CUB)
- 1991: Yolanda Rodríguez (CUB)
- 1992: Yolanda Rodríguez (CUB)
- 1994: Madeleine Armas (CUB)
- 1996: Lyanne Kosaka (BRA)
- 1998: Sofija Tepes (CHL)
- 2000: Leticia Suárez (CUB)
- 2001: Berta Rodríguez (CHL)
- 2002: Berta Rodríguez (CHL)
- 2003: Fabiola Ramos (VEN)
- 2004: Wu Xue (DOM)
- 2005: Lian Qian (DOM)
- 2006: Lígia Silva (BRA)
- 2007: Wu Xue (DOM)
- 2008: Wu Xue (DOM)
- 2009: Lígia Silva (BRA)
- 2010: Yadira Silva (MEX)
- 2011: Wu Xue (DOM)
- 2012: Jessica Yamada (BRA)
- 2013: Luca Kumahara (BRA)
- 2014: Lígia Silva (BRA)
- 2015: Gui Lin (BRA)
- 2016: Gui Lin (BRA)
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