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. Early lifeShe was born in São Vicente[2], in São Paulo, but moved to São Caetano do Sul in 2021.[3] CareerShe 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] References
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