Freddy González (runner)

Freddy González Fonten (born July 10, 1977, in Cumaná, Sucre State) is a male long-distance runner from Venezuela.

Freddy González

Personal information
Full name	Freddy González Fonten
Born	(1977-07-10) July 10, 1977 Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Men's Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2004 Summer Olympics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Venezuela Bolivarian Games 2001 Ambato 1500 m
Updated on 27 May 2013.

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

Biography

He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best in the men's 5,000 metres (13:22.30) on July 3, 2004, in San Sebastián.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Venezuela
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	5000 m	14:04.77 min
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	10th	5000 m	14:12.94 min
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	5000 m	14:34.99 min
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	1500 m	3:47.04 min A
			3rd	5000 m	14:25.84 min A
	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	1st	1500 m	3:56.21 min A
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	7th	3000 m	8:35.98 min
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	5000 m	14:08.45 min
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	6th	5000 m	14:21.53 min
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	5th	3000 m	8:00.23 min
			2nd	5000 m	13:49.05 min
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th	5000 m	13:42.44 min
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	5000 m	14:19.02 min
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	5000 m	14:06.40 min
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	5000 m	13:52.79 min
			8th	10,000 m	29:38.04 min

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Freddy González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
• Freddy González at World Athletics