Driulis González

Cuban judoka (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Driulis González Morales (born 21 September 1973 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996.[1] She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Born (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973 (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
CountryCuba
SportJudo
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Driulis González
Personal information
Born (1973-09-21) 21 September 1973 (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg, –63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games1st place, gold medalist(s) (1996)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold medal – World (1995, 1999, 2007)
Pan American Champ.‹See Tfd› (1992, 1994, 1996,
1997, 1998, 2007,
2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta56 kg
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Chiba56 kg
Gold medal – first place1999 Birmingham57 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
Silver medal – second place1997 Paris56 kg
Silver medal – second place2003 Osaka63 kg
Bronze medal – third place1993 Hamilton56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2005 Cairo63 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mara del Plata56 kg
Gold medal – first place1999 Winnipeg57 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo Domingo63 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Ontario56 kg
Gold medal – first place1994 Santiago56 kg
Gold medal – first place1996 San Juan56 kg
Gold medal – first place1997 Guadalajara56 kg
Gold medal – first place1998 Santo Domingo57 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Montreal63 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Miami63 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Cartagena63 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaWomen's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1995 Fukuoka56 kg
Gold medal – first place1999 Palma de Mallorca57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16149
JudoInside.com969
Updated on 31 May 2023
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Along with Australia's Mária Pekli and Japan's Ryoko Tamura-Tani, Driulis is the first female judoka to compete at five Olympics. The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Belgian Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet.

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