Enrique Tomás González Sepúlveda (born November 22, 1985) is a Chilean former artistic gymnast. He became the first athlete from his country to earn medals at FIG World Cup events and to qualify for the

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. His competitive specialties were the vault and floor exercise apparatuses.

Career

González represented Chile in various international gymnastics competitions. His accolades include nine FIG World Cup medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze), six

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medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), and seven South American Games medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze). At the 2012 London Olympics test event, he secured a gold medal in floor exercise, thereby qualifying for the

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. González competed in eight World Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017), achieving notable placements including 7th (2009), 6th (2011), 8th (2015), and 5th (2017) in floor exercise finals. In the all-around, he placed 15th in 2010 and 22nd in 2011. In April 2011, he attained the World No. 1 ranking in both floor exercise and vault, a first for a Chilean gymnast.

Olympic performances

At the

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in London, González reached two event finals, placing fourth in both floor exercise (15.366) and vault (16.183). His vault execution score of 9.383 marked the highest among finalists. Four years later at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, he advanced to the vault final, finishing seventh. His final Olympic appearance occurred at the

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in Tokyo, where he competed in the floor exercise.

Personal life

González publicly came out as gay during a July 15, 2023 interview with '' La Tercera'', coinciding with the release of his autobiography ''Champion''. On November 24, 2023, he married his partner Juanes in a private ceremony in

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