Richard Pugoy Gonzales (born March 31, 1971[1]) is a Filipino table tennis player[2] and the No. 1 ranked player in the Philippines as of January 2014.[3]
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| Full name | Richard Pugoy Gonzales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 31, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Gonzales is a multiple medalist at the Southeast Asian Games in Table Tennis, winning Silver both at the 2005 and the recently concluded 2015 edition, and bronze at the 2009 and 2013 editions all in Men's Singles Event. He won bronze along with Rodel Valle at the men's double event of the 2011 edition. Along with John Russel Misal, Gonzales clinched a silver at the men's double of the 2021 edition.[4]
Aside from the Southeast Asian Games, he also reigned at the 2005 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship winning Gold.[3][5][6]
Outside Southeast Asia, Gonzales has represented the Philippines at the 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong winning bronze after bowing out to Maxim Shmyrev in the semifinal.[2][7] Gonzales along with Ian Lariba were the Philippines' representatives at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "(Table Tennis) Biography Overview - Richard Gonzales". 28th SEA Games 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Filipino table tennis player wins bronze medal in the World Championship of Ping Pong in London". Philippine Embassy in London. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c Ramos, Felipe Josiah (January 23, 2014). "Gonzales, Lariba earn table tennis world championship berths". Rappler. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Villar, Joey (June 9, 2022). "Filipino table tennis icon Richard Gonzales vows to play on". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Chances high for PH table tennis team in Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "SEA Games Day 5: 6 golds for Pinoys in best haul so far". InterAKTV. November 16, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Lao, Edward (January 7, 2014). "Gonzales crashes out of ping pong World Cup". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2015.