Saúl Gutiérrez

Saúl Gutiérrez Macedo (born 28 December 1992)[2][3] is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Macedo.
Saúl Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full nameSaúl Gutiérrez Macedo
NationalityMexican
Born (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Mexico
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Chelyabinsk Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto68 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Bantamweight
Updated on 29 July 2015.

Gutiérrez first garnered attention in September 2014 when he won the gold medal in the bantamweight division (under 63 kg) at the Pan American Championships held in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[4] In November 2014, Gutiérrez won another bantamweight gold at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico.[5]

Gutiérrez competed in his first World Championship in 2015, where he won bronze by losing to two-time world champion Joel González of Spain 6:5 in the semifinals.[6]

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and failed to make it past the first round by losing to a competitor from Mongolia.[7]

References
  1. Taekwondo Perfil de Atleta : GUTIERREZ Saul - Juegos Panamericanos en Toronto 2015
  2. Delegación Mexicana - Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Veracruz 2014
  3. Buscará taekwondoín michoacano la cima en panamericanos - Quadratín
  4. "Tres oros para México en el Panamericano de Taekwondo". Publimetro (in Spanish). 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  5. "María Espinosa vence a la Glenhis Hernández en la gran pelea de los Juegos". La Informacion (in Spanish). EFE. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  6. "Joel González vence a Saúl Gutiérrez (MEX) y competirá por el oro". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  7. "Fracaso de Saúl Gutiérrez". Sportspedia México (in Spanish). 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.


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