Joel González
González at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJoel González Bonilla
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989
Figueres, Spain[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 2 1 0
European Games 0 0 1
European Championships 2 0 0
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Total 5 1 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Copenhagen58 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Gyeongju58 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Chelyabinsk63 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Saint Petersburg58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Manchester58 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju68 kg

Joel González Bonilla (born 30 September 1989) is a taekwondo practitioner from Spain. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the 58 kg division and the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in the 68 kg category.[3]

González took up taekwondo at his father's gym Tae Sport. He has a degree in administration from the Technical University of Cartagena.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Joel González. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Iríbar, Amaya (10 August 2012). "Spain taekwondo medalists: "We gorged on McDonalds"". El País. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Joel González. nbcolympics.com
  4. ↑ Joel González. london2012.com
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