# Maria Clara Pacheco

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Brazilian taekwondo practitioner

Maria Clara Pacheco Maria Clara Pacheco at the 2024 Canadian Open Personal information Nationality Brazilian Born Maria Clara Pacheco Lima (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 22)[1] São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil[2] Sport Sport Taekwondo Weight class Featherweight

**Maria Clara Pacheco** (born 16 July 2003) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner. She was a gold medalist at the [2025 World Taekwondo Championships](/source/2025_World_Taekwondo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_featherweight).

## Early life

She was born in [São Vicente](/source/S%C3%A3o_Vicente%2C_S%C3%A3o_Paulo),[2] in [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo), but moved to [São Caetano do Sul](/source/S%C3%A3o_Caetano_do_Sul) in 2021.[3]

## Career

She won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in [Sharm-el-Sheikh](/source/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](/source/Paris) where she reached the quarterfinals.[5]

She won the bronze medal in the [Women's featherweight](/source/2023_World_Taekwondo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_featherweight) at the [2023 World Taekwondo Championships](/source/2023_World_Taekwondo_Championships) in [Baku](/source/Baku), losing to eventual winner [Luana Márton](/source/Luana_M%C3%A1rton) 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](/source/Taekwondo_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_57_kg).[8] She also won a bronze in the [team event](/source/Taekwondo_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_Kyorugi_team) at the games.[9]

 Pacheco at the 2023 Pan American Games

In April 2024, competing at the regional Olympic qualifying event in [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic), she won a place at the [2024 Olympic Games](/source/2024_Olympic_Games) in [Paris](/source/Paris).[10]

In June 2025, Pacheco won the Gold medal at the 2025 [Charlotte Taekwondo Grand Prix](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Taekwondo_Grand_Prix&action=edit&redlink=1) and claimed her first podium finish at the event. She competed in the women’s 57kg category and defeated [Luo Zongshi](/source/Luo_Zongshi) of [China](/source/China) in the final with a score of 2–0, without conceding a single point (17–0 and 12–0).[11]

Pacheco won the gold medal in the -57kg category at the [2025 World University Games](/source/Taekwondo_at_the_2025_Summer_World_University_Games) in Germany, recording a 2-0 victory over [Chaima Toumi](/source/Chaima_Toumi) of Tunisia in the final.[12] In October, she won the gold medal at the [2025 World Taekwondo Championships](/source/2025_World_Taekwondo_Championships) in China, where she defeated reigning Olympic champion [Kim Yu-jin](/source/Kim_Yu-jin_(taekwondo%2C_born_2000)) of Korea 2-0 in the final.[13]

In 2025 Pacheco won both the trophies for best Brazilian taekwondo athlete of the year and for Brazilian female athlete of the year at that year's edition of the *[Prêmio Brasil Olímpico](/source/Pr%C3%AAmio_Brasil_Ol%C3%ADmpico)* ( *Brazil Olympic Prize*).[14]

## Awards and Honors

**2025**

- [Prêmio Brasil Olímpico](/source/Pr%C3%AAmio_Brasil_Ol%C3%ADmpico) - *taekwondo*

- [Prêmio Brasil Olímpico](/source/Pr%C3%AAmio_Brasil_Ol%C3%ADmpico) - *Brazilian female athlete of the year*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Maria Clara Pacheco"](https://www.taekwondodata.com/maria-clara-pacheco.aspu.html). *Taekwondo data*. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Taekwondo_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Taekwondo_2-1) ["Maria Clara Pacheco se destaca no taekwondo e sonha com Jogos Olímpicos de 2024"](https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/corpo-em-acao/noticia/maria-clara-pacheco-se-destaca-no-taekwondo-e-sonha-com-jogos-olimpicos-de-2024.ghtml). *Globo Esporte* (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-olimp_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-olimp_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-olimp_3-2) Gentile, Gabriel (16 June 2023). ["Maria Clara Pacheco evaluates campaign at the Taekwondo World Cup"](https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/taekwondo/516140-maria-clara-pacheco-avalia-campanha-no-mundial-de-taekwondo/). *olimpiadatododia*. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Palmer, Dan (25 August 2017). ["Mansour wins home Egyptian gold at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships"](https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1054559/mansour-wins-home-egyptian-gold-at-world-taekwondo-cadet-championships). *Inside the Games*. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Felix, Wesley (2 September 2023). ["Maria Clara Pacheco falls into the quarterfinals in her first Grand Prix"](https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/taekwondo/536300-maria-clara-pacheco-quartas-grand-prix-paris/). *olimpiadatododia*. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Taekwondo World Cup: Maria Clara Pacheco is bronze, and Brazil takes 1st medal"](https://ge.globo.com/taekwondo/noticia/2023/05/29/mundial-de-taekwondo-maria-clara-pacheco-e-bronze-e-brasil-leva-1a-medalha.ghtml). *Globo*. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Maria Clara Pacheco é bronze no Mundial de Taekwondo"](https://www.vejaariquemes.com.br/noticia/52980_maria-clara-pacheco-e-bronze-no-mundial-de-taekwondo). *Vejaariquemes*. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Pan 2023: Maria Clara Pacheco wins silver, and Lucas Ostapiv is bronze in taekwondo"](https://ge.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/2023/10/22/lucas-ostapiv-abre-o-segundo-dia-de-taekwondo-com-mais-um-bronze-para-o-brasil.ghtml). *Globo*. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Brazil: Rebeca Andrade triumphs at Pan American Games in table jumping"](https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/esportes/noticia/2023-10/brazil-rebeca-andrade-triumphs-pan-american-games-table-jumping). *Agencia Brasil*. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Maria Clara Pacheco guarantees place in the Paris Olympics in taekwondo"](https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/04/10/maria-clara-pacheco-garante-vaga-nas-olimpiadas-de-paris-no-taekwondo.ghtml). *Globo.com*. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OlympicsPachecoCharlotte2025_11-0)** ["Maria Clara Pacheco campeã no Grand Prix de Taekwondo em Charlotte 2025"](https://www.olympics.com/pt/noticias/maria-clara-pacheco-campea-grand-prix-taekwondo-charlotte-2025). *Olympics.com* (in Portuguese). International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Khalatyan, Rafael (21 July 2025). ["FWUG: Korea and China lead in kyorugi"](https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1154307/rhine-ruhr-2025-taekwondo-kyorugi). *Inside the Games*. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Watta, Evelyn (24 October 2025). ["2025 World Taekwondo Championships: Olympic champion Kim Yu-jin falls as Maria Pacheco and Kang Sanghyun claim titles"](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/2025-world-taekwondo-championships-kim-yu-jin-maria-pacheco-kang-sanghyun). *Olympics.com*. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Prêmio Brasil Olímpico 2025: Caio Bonfim e Maria Clara Pacheco são eleitos os melhores atletas do ano"](https://www.olympics.com/pt/noticias/premio-brasil-olimpico-2025-caio-bonfim-maria-clara-atletas-ano). *Olympics.com* (in Portuguese). International Olympic Committee. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

## External links

- [Maria Clara Pacheco profile](https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfileV2?countryId=null&searchQuery=Maria%20Clara%20Pacheco&month=11&year=2025&subCategory1=11ef3918-30a6-2db9-8999-023374a4dcc1&rankingTypeId=11ef3916-58d3-484e-8999-023374a4dcc1&userId=11e77160-dbce-2a3a-8631-06cdf659f144) in [World Taekwondo](/source/World_Taekwondo)

v t e World Champions in Taekwondo – Women's Featherweight 1987: Kim So-young (KOR) 1989: Kim So-young (KOR) 1991: Tung Ya-ling (TPE) 1993: Lee Seung-min (KOR) 1995: Lee Seung-min (KOR) 1997: Jung Jae-eun (KOR) 1999: Kang Hae-eun (KOR) 2001: Jang Ji-won (KOR) 2003: Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE) 2005: Diana López (USA) 2007: Lee Sung-hye (KOR) 2009: Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) 2011: Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) 2013: Kim So-hee (KOR) 2015: Mayu Hamada (JPN) 2017: Lee Ah-reum (KOR) 2019: Jade Jones (GBR) 2022: Luo Zongshi (CHN) 2023: Luana Márton (HUN) 2025: Maria Clara Pacheco (BRA) 1987–1997: −55 kg 1999–2007: −59 kg 2009–present: −57 kg

v t e Prêmio Brasil Olímpico Men 1999: Gustavo Kuerten 2000: Gustavo Kuerten 2001: Robert Scheidt 2002: Nalbert Bitencourt 2003: Fernando Meligeni 2004: Vanderlei de Lima 2005: João Derly 2006: Giba 2007: Thiago Pereira 2008: César Cielo 2009: César Cielo 2010: Murilo Endres 2011: César Cielo 2012: Arthur Zanetti 2013: Jorge Zarif 2014: Arthur Zanetti 2015: Isaquias Queiroz 2016: Isaquias Queiroz 2017: Marcelo Melo 2018: Isaquias Queiroz 2019: Arthur Mariano 2021: Isaquias Queiroz 2022: Alison dos Santos 2023: Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida 2024: Caio Bonfim 2025: Caio Bonfim Women 1999: Maurren Maggi 2000: Leila Barros 2001: Daniele Hypólito 2002: Daniele Hypólito 2003: Daiane dos Santos 2004: Daiane dos Santos 2005: Natália Falavigna 2006: Laís Souza 2007: Jade Barbosa 2008: Maurren Maggi 2009: Sarah Menezes 2010: Fabiana Murer 2011: Fabiana Murer 2012: Sheilla Castro 2013: Poliana Okimoto 2014: Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze 2015: Ana Marcela Cunha 2016: Rafaela Silva 2017: Mayra Aguiar 2018: Ana Marcela Cunha 2019: Beatriz Ferreira 2021: Rebeca Andrade 2022: Rebeca Andrade 2023: Rebeca Andrade 2024: Rebeca Andrade 2025: Maria Clara Pacheco Fan's Choice 2014: Flávia Saraiva 2015: Thiago Pereira 2016: Rafaela Silva 2017: Caio Bonfim 2018: Henrique Avancini 2019: Hugo Calderano 2021: Fernanda Garay 2022: Hugo Calderano 2023: Flávia Saraiva 2024: Caio Bonfim 2025: João Fonseca (men) & Gabi Guimarães (women) Breakthrough Athlete 2023: Maria Eduarda Alexandre 2024: Gustavo Oliveira 2025: Rebeca Lima Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Trophy (Lifetime award) 2001: Nelson Prudêncio 2002: João Gonçalves Filho 2003: Amaury Pasos 2004: Maria Lenk 2005: Agberto Guimarães 2006: Aída dos Santos 2007: André Richer 2008: João Havelange 2009: Joaquim Cruz 2010: Éder Jofre 2011: Bernard Rajzman 2012: Hortência Marcari 2013: Torben Grael 2014: Vanderlei de Lima 2015: Gustavo Kuerten 2016: Bernardo Rezende 2017: Lars Grael 2018: Jackie Silva 2019: Oscar Schmidt 2021: Janeth Arcain 2022: Daiane dos Santos 2023: Chiaki Ishii 2024: José Roberto Guimarães 2025: Robert Scheidt Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima Trophy (Sportsmanship award) 2025: Andrei Jessé, Diogo Volkmann, Kayki Rocha & Miguel Marques (rowing)

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