Begoña Gómez (judoka)

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

Begoña Gómez

Personal information
Full name	Begoña Gómez Martín
Born	(1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 60) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Judoka
Spouse	Carlos Sotillo
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍61 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	7th (1992)
World Champ.	7th (1989)
European Champ.	(1990)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Spain European Championships 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍61 kg 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍61 kg 1992 Paris ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	53842
JudoInside.com	5936
Updated on 3 May 2024

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

Judo career

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

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