Joel González

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]

Joel González
González at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJoel González Bonilla
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989
Figueres, Spain[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTaekwondo

González took up taekwondo 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. 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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