Richard Gonzales (table tennis)

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Richard Gonzales
Full nameRichard Pugoy Gonzales
Nationality Philippines
Born (1971-03-31) March 31, 1971 (age 50)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Philippines
World Championship of Ping Pong
Bronze medal – third place 2014 London Singles
Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Singles
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Singles

Richard Pugoy Gonzales (born March 31, 1971[1]) is a Filipino table tennis player[2] and the No. 1 ranked player in the Philippines as of January 2014.[3]

Southeast Asian Games and International Competitions[]

Gonzales is a multiple medalist at the Southeast Asian Games in Table Tennis, winning Silver both at the 2005 and the recently concluded 2015 edition, and bronze at the 2009 and 2013 editions all in Men's Singles Event. He won bronze along with at the men's double event of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.

Aside from the Southeast Asian Games, he also reigned at the 2005 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship winning Gold.[3][4][5]

Outside Southeast Asia, Gonzales has represented the Philippines at the 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong winning bronze after bowing out to Maxim Shmyrev in the semifinal.[2][6] Gonzales along with Ian Lariba were the Philippines' representatives at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "(Table Tennis) Biography Overview - Richard Gonzales". 28th SEA Games 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Filipino table tennis player wins bronze medal in the World Championship of Ping Pong in London". Philippine Embassy in London. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Ramos, Felipe Josiah (23 January 2014). "Gonzales, Lariba earn table tennis world championship berths". Rappler. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Chances high for PH table tennis team in Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ "SEA Games Day 5: 6 golds for Pinoys in best haul so far". InterAKTV. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ^ Lao, Edward (7 January 2014). "Gonzales crashes out of ping pong World Cup". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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