Raquel Kochhann

Raquel Kochhann
Full nameRaquel Cristina Kochhann
Date of birth (1992-10-06) October 6, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthSaudades, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014–present  Brazil
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team competition
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Team competition

Raquel Cristina Kochhann (born October 6, 1992) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player. She competed for Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Kochhann won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's national rugby sevens team.[1] She represented Brazil in Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Kochhann graduated in Physical Education at Universidade Estácio. In 2024, she returned to the Brazilian sevens side for the Women's SVNS Perth tournament after undergoing treatment for breast cancer.[3][4] She played in all the SVNS tournaments after Perth until the final competition in Madrid.[5]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Kochhann will become the first rugby sevens player from Brazil to play three times the Olympic Games, together with Luiza Campos.[6] Kochhann was flag bearer in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with sprint canoeist Isaquias Queiroz.[7]

In the same year, Kochhann played for the Brazil women's national rugby union team in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifiers when Brazil defeated Colombia to qualify the first time to a Women's Rugby World Cup.[8]

  1. ^ "Raquel Cristina KOCHHANN". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. ^ worldrugby.org. "Rio 2016 hosts Brazil name Olympic squads". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. ^ Worthington, Sam (2024-01-27). "Brazil star's incredible return from breast cancer". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. ^ "Raquel Kochhann to make emotional SVNS return after cancer treatment". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ^ "Brasil Rugby anuncia convocadas para Paris 2024 e base de treinamento exclusiva para os Jogos Olímpicos – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby". 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Brasil Rugby anuncia convocadas para Paris 2024 e base de treinamento exclusiva para os Jogos Olímpicos – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby". 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Isakias Queiroz y Raquel Cohann serán los abanderados de Brasil en París 2024" (in Spanish). Natura.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "O Brasil está na Copa do Mundo de Rugby de 2025! – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby". 29 June 2024.