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Ana Godinez

Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.[2] She is a three-time medallist, including two gold medals, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[3][4]

Ana Godinez
Personal information
Born (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 25)[1]
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Sport
CountryCanada
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class62 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubBurnaby Mountain Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 62 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Buenos Aires 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Acapulco 62 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 62 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tallinn 62 kg

Career

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Godinez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.[5] A month later, she competed in the women's 62 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[6]

Godinez won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[7][8] She competed in the women's 62 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[9] A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10][11]

Godinez won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[12][13] She lost her bronze medal match in the 62 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[14][15] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[16]

Godinez won the gold medal in her event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[17] A few months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[18]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[19] A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for Canada for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[20][21] Godinez lost her bronze medal match in the women's 62 kg event at the Olympics.[22]

Personal life

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Born in Mexico, Godinez's family emigrated to Canada after a kidnapping threat. Her sister Karla Godinez is also a competitive wrestler. Her sister Loopy Godinez is a professional mixed martial artist.[23]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 1st Freestyle 62 kg
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 2nd Freestyle 62 kg
2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Freestyle 62 kg
2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 2nd Freestyle 62 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Ana Godinez". wrestling.ca. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ana Godinez Gonzalez: Where I am now is just another world". birmingham2022.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (5 August 2022). "India captures three golds on first day of wrestling at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ O’Kane, Patrick (16 August 2019). "Okuno claims fifth world title at UWW World Junior Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 June 2021). "Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women's wrestling at Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ Burke, Patrick (6 May 2022). "Godinez impresses to clinch gold at wrestling's Pan American Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  18. ^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  21. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  23. ^ Binner, Andrew (2023-09-24). "Ana Godinez Gonzalez exclusive: From cartel threats in Mexico to continental wrestling champion". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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