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 34)
Caibarién, Villa Clara, Cuba
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2013)
Pan American Champ. (2011, 2013)
Olympic GamesSilver (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Romania
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2021 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto ‍–‍90 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 San José ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Miami ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7755, 65194
JudoInside.com46200
Updated on 25 May 2023.

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 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. "Asley Gonzalez". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


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