Paula Pareto

Paula Pareto
Pareto in 2024
Personal information
Full namePaula Belén Pareto
NicknameLa Peque Edit this on Wikidata
Born (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)[1]
San Fernando, Argentina[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height148 cm (4 ft 10 in)[1]
Sport
Country Argentina
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg
ClubEstudiantes, La Plata[1]
Retired16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2015)
Pan American Champ. (2009, 2011, 2017,
( 2018, 2019, 2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Panama City ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 San José ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Caguas (PUR) ‍–‍44 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Miami ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 San Salvador ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 San José ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancún ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍48 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellin ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍48 kg
South American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Buenos Aires ‍–‍44 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Buenos Aires ‍–‍44 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF568
JudoInside.com35243
Updated on 23 May 2023

Paula Belén Pareto (born 16 January 1986) is an Argentine retired[2] judoka and physician.[3][4] She was the flag bearer for her country at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She was the first Argentinian woman to become Olympic Champion.

  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paula Pareto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Paula Pareto completes her judo mission and retires". JudoInside.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ Judo at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games: Women's Extra-Lightweight. sports-reference.co
  4. ^ "Paula Pareto / Ijf.org". ijf.org. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo - PARETO Paula". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.