Asley González

Asley González (born 5 September 1989 in Caibarién) is a Cuban judoka.[1][2] He won the 2013 World Championship in the −90 kg event.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's 90 kg competition.[2]

Asley González
Personal information
Born5 September 1989 (1989-09-05) (age 30)
Caibarién, Villa Clara
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
2012 London –90 kg
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro −90 kg
2011 Paris −90 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara –90 kg
2015 Toronto –90 kg
Pan American Championships
2011 Guadalajara –90 kg
2013 San José –90 kg
2012 Montreal –90 kg
2015 Edmonton –90 kg
2018 San José–90 kg

Career

At the 2008 Olympics, González competed in the −90 kg category, and lost his first match to Yves-Matthieu Dafreville. As Dafreville reached the semifinals, González was entered into the repechage, where he also lost his first match, to Roberto Meloni.[2]

At the 2012 Olympics, he beat Héctor Campos, Dmitrij Gerasimenko and Mark Anthony, before beating Kirill Denisov in the semifinal. In the final, González lost to Song Dae-Nam but won the silver medal.[2]

At the 2016 Olympics, he beat Martín Michel and Quedjau Nhabali before losing to Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar.[2]

References
  1. "Asley González". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Asley Gonzalez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  3. "Asley Gonzalez". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2018-08-24.


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