Maria Clara Pacheco
Maria Clara Pacheco in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Maria Clara Pacheco Lima |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Born | (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)[1] Baixada Santista |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Weight class | Featherweight |
Maria Clara Pacheco (born 16 July 2003) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner. She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.
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
- ^ "Maria Clara Pacheco". Taekwondo data. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Gentile, Gabriel (16 June 2023). "Maria Clara Pacheco evaluates campaign at the Taekwondo World Cup". olimpiadatododia. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (25 August 2017). "Mansour wins home Egyptian gold at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Felix, Wesley (2 September 2023). "Maria Clara Pacheco falls into the quarterfinals in her first Grand Prix". olimpiadatododia. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Taekwondo World Cup: Maria Clara Pacheco is bronze, and Brazil takes 1st medal". Globo. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Maria Clara Pacheco é bronze no Mundial de Taekwondo". Vejaariquemes. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Pan 2023: Maria Clara Pacheco wins silver, and Lucas Ostapiv is bronze in taekwondo". Globo. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Brazil: Rebeca Andrade triumphs at Pan American Games in table jumping". Agencia Brasil. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Maria Clara Pacheco guarantees place in the Paris Olympics in taekwondo". Globo.com. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.