Kaitlyn Reclusado

Kaitlyn Reclusado
At the 2025 Summer World University Games
Personal information
Full nameKaitlyn Marie Reclusado
Born (2004-12-01) December 1, 2004
Daly City, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportTaekwondo
Events
Recognized Poomsae, Freestyle Poomsae
ClubYong in Martial Arts,
Dowongyuleui USA Poomsae Team
Achievements and titles
World finals
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Regional finals
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Highest world ranking
2 (2023–2026)[1]
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  United States
Senior
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 GoyangPoomsae, f under 30
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Rhine-RuhrPoomsae, Pair
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rhine-RuhrPoomsae, Individual
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rhine-RuhrPoomsae, Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoPoomsae
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 onlinePoomsae, team f
Gold medal – first place2024 Rio de JaneiroPoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place2024 Rio de JaneiroPoomsae, team f
Gold medal – first place2026 Rio de JaneiroPoomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place2022 Punta CanaPoomsae, f under 30
WT President's Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 JacksonvillePoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place2022 JacksonvillePoomsae, team f
Bronze medal – third place2024 HerediaPoomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place2024 HerediaFreestyle, f over 17
Bronze medal – third place2026 LondonPoomsae, f under 30
U.S. National Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San AntonioPoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place2022 Salt Lake CityPoomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first place2022 Salt Lake CityPoomsae, team f
Gold medal – first place2023 JacksonvillePoomsae, team f
Gold medal – first place2025 OntarioPoomsae, pair
Gold medal – first place2026 CharlottePoomsae, f under 30
Silver medal – second place2023 JacksonvillePoomsae, pair
Silver medal – second place2024 Fort WorthPoomsae, f under 30
Silver medal – second place2024 Fort WorthFreestyle, pair
Bronze medal – third place2021 San AntonioPoomsae, pairs
Bronze medal – third place2021 San AntonioPoomsae, team f
Bronze medal – third place2022 Salt Lake CityPoomsae, pair
Bronze medal – third place2023 JacksonvillePoomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place2024 Fort WorthPoomsae, team f
Junior
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 OnlinePoomsae, f under 17
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2025 AsunciónPoomsae, f under 22
Gold medal – first place2025 AsunciónMixed Poomsae, pair
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 onlinePoomsae, f under 17

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

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.
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