Saúl Gutiérrez
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Saúl Gutiérrez Macedo |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | December 28, 1992 Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 29 July 2015 | |
Saúl Gutiérrez Macedo (born 28 December 1992 in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán)[2][3] is a taekwondo practitioner from Mexico.
Gutiérrez first garnered attention in September 2014 when he won the gold medal in the bantamweight division (under 63 kg) at the Pan-American Taekwondo 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
- ^ Taekwondo Perfil de Atleta : GUTIERREZ Saul - Juegos Panamericanos en Toronto 2015
- ^ Delegación Mexicana - Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Veracruz 2014
- ^ Buscará taekwondoín michoacano la cima en panamericanos - Quadratín
- ^ "Tres oros para México en el Panamericano de Taekwondo". Publimetro (in Spanish). 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Joel González vence a Saúl Gutiérrez (MEX) y competirá por el oro". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ "Fracaso de Saúl Gutiérrez". Sportspedia México (in Spanish). 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
External links
- Saúl Gutiérrez at TaekwondoData.com
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- 1992 births
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- Mexican male taekwondo practitioners
- Sportspeople from Michoacán
- People from Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 Pan American Games
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- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- World Taekwondo Championships medalists