Biography
Paula is an Argentine judoka and physician who won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the -48 kg1 category and the gold medal at the 2015 World Judo Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Paula Pareto is a judoka and physician. She trained at Club Estudiantes de La Plata and was awarded a scholarship by the Argentine Sports Secretariat. She also studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires and completed her residency as a traumatologist.
She has become the first Argentine athlete to win an Olympic medal in this specialty for her country after defeating North Korean judoka Pak Ok-Song. She is a bronze medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the -48 kg category and a gold medal winner at the 2015 World Judo Championships in Kazakhstan, among other sporting achievements.
The Konex Foundation awarded her the Platinum Konex Award as Best Outstanding Sportswoman of the decade 1999-2010. She was also awarded the Golden Olimpia Award as best sportswoman of the year.