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Begoña Gómez (judoka)

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Begoña Gómez
Personal information
Full nameBegoña Gómez Martín
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 59)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationJudoka
SpouseCarlos Sotillo
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍61 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (1992)
World Champ.7th (1989)
European Champ.Gold (1990)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍61 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53842
JudoInside.com5936
Updated on 3 May 2024

Begoña Gómez Martín[a] (born 23 November 1964) is a Spanish former Olympic judoka.[1]

Gómez was born in Madrid, Spain[1] and is the wife of Spanish three-time-Olympic judoka Carlos Sotillo.[1]

Judo career

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Gómez won the Spanish Judo Championship in U61 in 1984–86, 1988, 1990, and 1992.[2]

She won the gold medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt, Germany, in U61kg.[2]

Competing for Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at the age of 27, in Judo—Women's Half-Middleweight, Gómez came in tied for 7th.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Begoña Gómez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Begoña Gomez". JudoInside. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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