Paula Pareto

Paula Pareto
Pareto in 2024
Personal information
Full namePaula Belén Pareto
NicknameLa Peque 
Born (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986
San Fernando, Argentina
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 Janeiro48 kg
2008 Beijing48 kg
World Championships
2015 Astana48 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk48 kg
2018 Baku48 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara48 kg
2015 Toronto48 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro48 kg
Pan American Championships
2009 Buenos Aires48 kg
2011 Guadalajara48 kg
2017 Panama City48 kg
2018 San José48 kg
2019 Lima48 kg
2020 Guadalajara48 kg
2005 Caguas (PUR)44 kg
2015 Edmonton48 kg
2016 Havana48 kg
2008 Miami48 kg
2010 San Salvador48 kg
2013 San José48 kg
2014 Guayaquil48 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2012 Rio de Janeiro48 kg
2019 Ekaterinburg48 kg
2018 Ekaterinburg48 kg
2020 Budapest48 kg
2009 Rio de Janeiro48 kg
2014 Paris48 kg
2014 Tokyo48 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi48 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Samsun48 kg
2015 Budapest48 kg
2018 Cancún48 kg
2014 Qingdao48 kg
2010 Düsseldorf48 kg
2013 Miami48 kg
2016 Havana48 kg
2017 Zagreb48 kg
2019 Montreal48 kg
South American Games
2010 Medellin48 kg
2014 Santiago48 kg
2006 Buenos Aires48 kg
South American Junior Championships
2003 Buenos Aires44 kg
2004 Buenos Aires44 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.