Luca Kumahara
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| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 27, 1995 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
[edit]Luca is a trans man.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Luca Kumahara at Olympedia
- Luca Kumahara at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
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