Maria Clara Pacheco Explained
| Maria Clara Pacheco |
| Headercolor: | lightblue |
| Birth Name: | Maria Clara Pacheco Lima |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 2003[1] |
| Birth Place: | São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil[2] |
| 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 São Vicente[2], in São Paulo, but moved to São Caetano do Sul in 2021.[3]
Career
She won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Sharm-el-Sheikh in 2017.[3] [4]
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.[5]
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.[6] [7] In doing so, she became only Brazilian to have won medals in Taekwondo World Championships in both the senior and cadet levels.[3]
In October 2023, she was a silver medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.[8] She also won a bronze in the team event at the games.[9]
In April 2024, competing at the regional Olympic qualifying event in Dominican Republic, she won a place at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Maria Clara Pacheco. Taekwondo data. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Maria Clara Pacheco se destaca no taekwondo e sonha com Jogos Olímpicos de 2024. Globo Esporte. 2019-07-20. 2024-11-16. pt-br.
- Web site: Gabriel. Gentile. 16 June 2023. Maria Clara Pacheco evaluates campaign at the Taekwondo World Cup. 9 April 2024. olimpiadatododia.
- Web site: Mansour wins home Egyptian gold at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships. Inside the Games. 9 April 2024. Dan. Palmer. 25 August 2017.
- Web site: Wesley. Felix. Maria Clara Pacheco falls into the quarterfinals in her first Grand Prix. olimpiadatododia. 2 September 2023. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Taekwondo World Cup: Maria Clara Pacheco is bronze, and Brazil takes 1st medal . Globo. 9 April 2024. 29 May 2023.
- Web site: Maria Clara Pacheco é bronze no Mundial de Taekwondo. 30 May 2023. 9 April 2024. Vejaariquemes.
- Web site: Globo. Pan 2023: Maria Clara Pacheco wins silver, and Lucas Ostapiv is bronze in taekwondo . 22 October 2023. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Brazil: Rebeca Andrade triumphs at Pan American Games in table jumping. Agencia Brasil. 9 April 2024. 25 October 2023.
- Web site: Maria Clara Pacheco guarantees place in the Paris Olympics in taekwondo. 10 April 2024. 20 April 2024. Globo.com.
