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Driulis González

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Driulis González Morales (born 21 September 1973 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Driulis González
Personal information
Born (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973 (age 50)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg, –63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
World Champ.Gold (1995, 1999, 2007)
Pan American Champ. (1992, 1994, 1996,
( 1997, 1998, 2007,
( 2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris ‍–‍56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍63 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mara del Plata ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Ontario ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Santiago ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Guadalajara ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Santo Domingo ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montreal ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Miami ‍–‍63 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma de Mallorca ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16149
JudoInside.com969
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Along with Australia's Mária Pekli and Japan's Ryoko Tamura-Tani, Driulis is the first female judoka to compete at five Olympics. The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Belgian Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet.

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