Yoanka González

Yoanka González Pérez (born 9 January 1976 in Villa Clara) is a Cuban racing cyclist, competing in both road cycling and track cycling. She was the 2004 scratch cycling world champion. She is also married to cyclist Pedro Pablo Pérez.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Yoanka González
Personal information
Full nameYoanka González Pérez
Born (1976-01-09) January 9, 1976
Villa Clara, Cuba
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Points race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Melbourne Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Stuttgart Points race
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Points race
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Points race
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Cojedes Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2006 São Paulo Points race
Gold medal – first place 2008 Montevideo Points race
Gold medal – first place 2008 Montevideo Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellin Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellin Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2006 São Paulo Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2006 São Paulo Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Valencia Points race
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Points race
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Road race
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo Road race
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Maracaibo Individual pursuit
Women's road cycling
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Road race
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Road race
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Cojedes Road race
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Bucaramanga Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Cojedes Time trial

Major results
1995
2nd Pursuit, Pan American Games (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
1999
1st Road Race, National Championship, Cuba
2nd Road Race, Pan American Games (Winnipeg, Canada)
2nd Road Race, B World Championship (Montevideo, Uruguay)
2001
1st Road Race, National Championship, Cuba
1st Individual Time Trial, National Championship, Cuba
2003
1st Road Race, 2003 Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
2004
3rd Points race, Moscow, Russia
3rd Individual Time Trial, Pan American Championships
2005
2nd Points race, Moscow, Russia
1st Scratch Race, Moscow, Russia
2006
2nd Road Race, National Championship, Cuba
1st Road Race, Central American and Caribbean Sports Games (Cartagena, Colombia)
2nd Points race, Moscow, Russia
3rd Scratch Race, Moscow, Russia
2007
2nd Points race, Los Angeles, United States of America
1st Points race, Manchester, Great Britain
3rd Track Points race, Pan American Championships
2nd Points race, Beijing, China
3rd Team Pursuit, Beijing, China
2008
2nd Points race, Summer Olympics (Beijing)
2014
2nd Team Pursuit, Pan American Track Championships (with Yudelmis Dominguez Masague, Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso and Marlies Mejias Garcia)
Copa Cuba de Pista (Havana, Cuba)
2nd Points Race
3rd Omnium
1st Individual Time Trial National Championship, Cuba

References
  1. Associated Press (2008-07-15). "Cuban cyclist Perez in coma from car crash, will miss Beijing Olympics". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-07-17.


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