Paula Pareto

Paula Pareto
Pareto in 2024
Personal information
Full namePaula Belén Pareto
Nickname
La Peque 
Born (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986
OccupationJudoka
Height148 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Argentina
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg
ClubEstudiantes, La Plata
Retired16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ. (2015)
Pan American Champ. (2009, 2011, 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
2008 Beijing ‍–‍48 kg
World Championships
2015 Astana ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍48 kg
2018 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
2015 Toronto ‍–‍48 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
Pan American Championships
2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍48 kg
2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Panama City ‍–‍48 kg
2018 San José ‍–‍48 kg
2019 Lima ‍–‍48 kg
2020 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
2005 Caguas (PUR) ‍–‍44 kg
2015 Edmonton ‍–‍48 kg
2016 Havana ‍–‍48 kg
2008 Miami ‍–‍48 kg
2010 San Salvador ‍–‍48 kg
2013 San José ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍48 kg
2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍48 kg
2020 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Samsun ‍–‍48 kg
2015 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
2018 Cancún ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Qingdao ‍–‍48 kg
2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
2013 Miami ‍–‍48 kg
2016 Havana ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Zagreb ‍–‍48 kg
2019 Montreal ‍–‍48 kg
South American Games
2010 Medellin ‍–‍48 kg
2014 Santiago ‍–‍48 kg
2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍48 kg
South American Junior Championships
2003 Buenos Aires ‍–‍44 kg
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 judoka and physician. She was the flag bearer for her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was the first Argentinian woman to become Olympic Champion having won gold at the women's 48 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.