Kaitlyn Reclusado

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Kaitlyn Reclusado
Personal information
Full nameKaitlyn Marie Reclusado
Born (2004-12-01) December 1, 2004 (age 20)
Daly City, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Sport
CountryUSA
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) Recognized Poomsae, Freestyle Poomsae
ClubYong in Martial Arts,
Dowongyuleui USA Poomsae Team
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold medal icon.svg
Regional finalsGold medal icon.svg
Highest world ranking2 (2023–2025) [1]
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Senior
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Goyang Poomsae, f under 30
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Poomsae, Pair
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Poomsae, Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Poomsae, Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Poomsae
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Punta CanaPoomsae, team f
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Rio de JaneiroPoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Rio de JaneiroPoomsae, team f
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Punta CanaPoomsae, f under 30
U.S. National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 San AntonioPoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Salt Lake CityPoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Salt Lake CityPoomsae, team f
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 JacksonvillePoomsae, team f
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 JacksonvillePoomsae, pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Fort WorthPoomsae, f under 30
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Fort WorthFreestyle, pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 San AntonioPoomsae, pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 San AntonioPoomsae, team f
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Salt Lake CityPoomsae, pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 JacksonvillePoomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Fort WorthPoomsae, team f
Junior
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Online Poomsae, f under 17
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 onlinePoomsae, f under 17

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

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Career

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

Reclusado is a student at Menlo College [9] and an instructor at her Taekwondo club. [10]

References

  1. http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html
  2. "KAITLYN MARIE RECLUSADO". www.usatkd.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. "[World Taekwondo] Result_Open Individual & Team_Final". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. "World Taekwondo". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. "[World Taekwondo][Results] Day 4_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. Rodríguez, Laura López (April 26, 2022). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. "Taekwondo Poomsae" . Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  8. Orlando, Alexandra (October 21, 2023). "UNITED STATES WINS THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN WOMEN'S EVENTS AT SANTIAGO 2023". Panam Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  9. "Kaitlyn Marie Reclusado - 2025-26 - Men's & Women's Taekwondo". Menlo College. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  10. "STAFF". yong-in-martial-arts. Retrieved June 4, 2024.