Maria Clara Pacheco

Maria Clara Pacheco (born 16 July 2003) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner. She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.

Maria Clara Pacheco
Personal information
Birth nameMaria Clara Pacheco Lima
NationalityBrazilian
Born (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002[1]
Baixada Santista
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Weight classFeatherweight
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
2023 Baku 57kg
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago57 kg
2023 Santiago Team

Early life

She was born in Baixada Santista, in São Paulo, but moved to São Caetano do Sul in 2021.[2]

Career

She won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Sharm-el-Sheikh in 2017.[2][3]

2023 was her first season competing in senior taekwondo. She made her Grand Priz series debut that year in Paris where she reached the quarterfinals.[4]

She won the bronze medal in the Women's featherweight at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, losing to eventual winner Luana Márton in the semi-final.[5][6] In doing so, she became only Brazilian to have won medals in Taekwondo World Championships in both the senior and cadet levels.[2]

In October 2023, she was a silver medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.[7] She also won a bronze in the team event at the games.[8]

In April 2024, competing at the regional Olympic qualifying event in Dominican Republic, she won a place at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[9]

References
  1. "Maria Clara Pacheco". Taekwondo data. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. Gentile, Gabriel (16 June 2023). "Maria Clara Pacheco evaluates campaign at the Taekwondo World Cup". olimpiadatododia. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. Palmer, Dan (25 August 2017). "Mansour wins home Egyptian gold at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. Felix, Wesley (2 September 2023). "Maria Clara Pacheco falls into the quarterfinals in her first Grand Prix". olimpiadatododia. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. "Taekwondo World Cup: Maria Clara Pacheco is bronze, and Brazil takes 1st medal". Globo. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. "Maria Clara Pacheco é bronze no Mundial de Taekwondo". Vejaariquemes. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. "Pan 2023: Maria Clara Pacheco wins silver, and Lucas Ostapiv is bronze in taekwondo". Globo. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. "Brazil: Rebeca Andrade triumphs at Pan American Games in table jumping". Agencia Brasil. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. "Maria Clara Pacheco guarantees place in the Paris Olympics in taekwondo". Globo.com. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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