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Kaitlyn Reclusado

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Kaitlyn Marie Reclusado
Personal information
Born (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 19)
Daly City, California
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Sport
CountryUS
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Recognized Poomsae, Freestyle Poomsae
ClubYong in Martial Arts,
Dowongyuleui USA Poomsae Team
Achievements and titles
World finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Highest world ranking2 (2023–2024)[1]
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  United States
Senior
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Goyang Poomsae, f under 30
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Poomsae, f under 30
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Punta Cana Poomsae, team f
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Poomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Poomsae, team f
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Punta Cana Poomsae, f under 30
U.S. National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San Antonio Poomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place 2022 Salt Lake City Poomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place 2022 Salt Lake City Poomsae, team f
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jacksonville Poomsae, team f
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jacksonville Poomsae, pairs
Silver medal – second place 2024 Fort Worth Poomsae, f under 30
Silver medal – second place 2024 Fort Worth Freestyle, pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2021 San Antonio Poomsae, pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2021 San Antonio Poomsae, team f
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Salt Lake City Poomsae, pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Jacksonville Poomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Fort Worth Poomsae, team f
Junior
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Online Poomsae, f under 17
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 online Poomsae, f under 17

Kaitlyn Marie Reclusado (born 1 December 2004) is an American taekwondo athlete and world bronze medalist in traditional Poomsae.[2]

Career

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Kaitlyn Reclusado started competing internationally in 2020 and won her first major medal at the World Poomsae Championships in the same year, when she became World Junior Champion in traditional poomsae. The single-elimination tournament was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also won first place in the junior's individual poomsae competition at the 2020 Pan American Championships, which were held online as well.[3][4]

At the 2022 World Championships in Goyang, she beat her teammate Karyn Real in the quarter finale, lost to Marjan Salahshouri in the semi-finale and thus claimed a bronze medal at the women's Recognized Poomsae senior competition (ages 18 to 30).[5][6] She also competed in the women's team competition (each team consisting of three women), where her team placed fifth.[7]

Reclusado won a bronze and a gold medal at the 2022 Pan American Championships and won two more gold medals at the same competition in 2024. In 2023, she claimed the USA's first gold medal at the women's traditional Poomsae competition at the Pan American Games in Santiago.[8]

Personal life

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Reclusado is an instructor at her Taekwondo club.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html
  2. ^ "KAITLYN MARIE RECLUSADO". www.usatkd.org. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ "[World Taekwondo] Result_Open Individual & Team_Final". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "World Taekwondo". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 4_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (26 April 2022). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ Orlando, Alexandra (21 October 2023). "UNITED STATES WINS THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN WOMEN'S EVENTS AT SANTIAGO 2023". Panam Sports. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ "STAFF". yong-in-martial-arts. Retrieved 4 June 2024.