Joel González

Joel González

González at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Joel González Bonilla
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989
Figueres, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
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
2012 London 58 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro 68 kg
World Championships
2009 Copenhagen 58 kg
2011 Gyeongju 58 kg
2015 Chelyabinsk 63 kg
European Games
2015 Baku 68 kg
European Championships
2010 Saint Petersburg 58 kg
2012 Manchester 58 kg
Universiade
2015 Gwangju 68 kg
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Bonilla.

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 in 2011 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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