Crystal Weekes
Puerto Rican taekwondo practitioner
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Crystal Weekes González is a Puerto Rican taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1]
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| Full name | Crystal Weekes González | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bam Bam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 14, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +67 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 20 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior career
Senior career
At the 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament she finished 2nd in the heavyweight division to earn a spot at the 2016 Olympics.[5]
In 2023, she competed in the women's middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Personal life
She is from New York City, but has a Puerto Rican grandfather.[6] She holds the nickname of "Bam Bam."[7]
