Enrique Tomás González Sepúlveda (born November 22, 1985, in Santiago, Chile[2]) is a Chilean artistic gymnast, the first of his country to medal at World Cup events, and the first to qualify for a Summer Olympic Games.[1] He specializes in vault and floor exercises.[3]
Career
editGonzález has won nine medals (four golds, four silvers, and one bronze) at World Cup events, six medals (one gold, three silvers, and two bronzes) at Pan American Games, seven medals (two golds, two silvers, and three bronzes) at South American Games[4][5] and one gold medal at the January 2012 London Olympics test event (where he qualified for the Olympics).[1] He has participated in eight World Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2017), finishing 7th in 2009, 6th in 2011, 8th in 2015, and 5th in 2017 on floor, and 15th in 2010 and 22nd in 2011 in individual all-around.[6]
In April 2011, González was ranked World No. 1 in floor and vault for the first time.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, González finished fourth in the floor and vault finals, with a score of 15.366 (out of 16.500) and 16.183 (out of 16.800), respectively. His execution score of 9.383 in Vault was the highest among the eight finalists.[8][9]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, González finished seventh in the vault final.[10]
González competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in floor.[11][12]
Personal life
editDuring an interview with La Tercera newspaper on July 15, 2023, as part of promoting his autobiographical book Champion, González openly acknowledged his homosexuality.[13] On November 24, 2023, he married his boyfriend, named Juanes, during a ceremony in El Monte, Chile.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Updated: May 3, 3:43p ET. "Tomas Gonzalez bio – Gymnastics News". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "nacion.cl – El extraño caso de Tomás González". Lanacion.cl. 2009-10-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Sitio oficial del gimnasta chileno Tomás González Sepúlveda. Noticias, Perfil, Galería, Videos, Facebook, Twitter. Apoya a Tomás!". Tomasgonzalez.cl. 1985-11-22. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Medallas de los chilenos en los Juegos Odesur de Buenos Aires 2006". Cooperativa.cl. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Tomás González cerró su paso por los Juegos Sudamericanos con cuatro medallas". Cooperativa.cl. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Athletes :: Show". Fig.lx2.sportcentric.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Perfil – Sitio oficial del gimnasta chileno Tomás González Sepúlveda. Noticias, Perfil, Galería, Videos, Facebook, Twitter. Apoya a Tomás!". Tomasgonzalez.cl. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Enrique Tomas Gonzalez Sepulveda". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tomás González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ T13 (2016-08-15). "Gimnasta Tomás González logra el 7° lugar en la final de Salto de Río 2016". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Artistic Gymnastics GONZALEZ Tomas". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2021-07-24). "Tomás González dio su última función olímpica en Tokio: "Hace una semana no sabía si iba a estar acá"... Mira su rutina final". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ ADN (15 July 2023). "Tomás González hace pública su homosexualidad: "Sí, soy gay. Asumirme no fue un proceso fácil"". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Martínez, César Vega (2023-11-25). "Tomás González contrajo matrimonio en íntima ceremonia junto a su pareja". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
External links
edit- Official site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-02)
- Tomás González on Twitter
- Tomas GONZALEZ at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Tomás González at Olympics.com
- Tomás González at Olympedia
