Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian

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. She is a four-time medallist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She won the silver medal in the women's 62kg event at the

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held in Birmingham, England.

Career

Godinez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62kg event at the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia. A month later, she competed in the women's 62kg event at the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Godinez won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland. She competed in the women's 62kg event at the

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held in Oslo, Norway. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Godinez won the gold medal in the women's 62kg event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. She lost her bronze medal match in the 62kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain. Godinez won the gold medal in her event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France. 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. She won the silver medal in her event at the

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held in Acapulco, Mexico. 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

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held in Paris, France. Godinez lost her bronze medal match in the women's 62kg event at the Olympics.

Personal life

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.

Achievements

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Ana Godinez Gonzalez
at Wrestling Canada Lutte * {{DEFAULTSORT:Godinez, Ana Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian female sport wrestlers Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists in wrestling Canadian people of Mexican descent Mexican emigrants to Canada 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Canada