Tomás González (gymnast)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Sepúlveda.

Enrique Tomás González Sepúlveda (born November 22, 1985^[2]) 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 Summer Olympic Games.^[1] His competitive specialties were the vault and floor exercise apparatuses.^[3]

Tomás González
González in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Enrique Tomás González Sepúlveda
Born	(1985-11-22) November 22, 1985 (age 39) Santiago, Chile
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Juanes
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Chile
Club	Universidad Católica de Chile
Head coach(es)	Yoel Gutiérrez (2007–2013)[1]
Assistant coach(es)	Daniela Fingerhuth
Former coach(es)	Yevgeny Belov (1994–2002)[1]
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2019 Lima Floor exercise 2007 Rio de Janeiro Vault 2011 Guadalajara Floor exercise 2011 Guadalajara Vault 2007 Rio de Janeiro Floor exercise 2011 Guadalajara All-around Pan American Championships 2010 Guadalajara Vault 2014 Mississauga Floor exercise 2018 Lima Floor exercise 2010 Guadalajara Floor exercise 2017 Lima Floor exercise Pan American Sports Festival 2014 Guadalajara Floor exercise South American Games 2014 Santiago Floor exercise 2014 Santiago Vault 2018 Cochabamba Floor exercise 2002 Curitiba Floor exercise 2002 Curitiba Vault 2006 Buenos Aires Floor exercise 2010 Medellín Floor exercise 2010 Medellín All-around 2010 Medellín Vault 2010 Medellín Parallel bars

Career

González represented Chile in various international gymnastics competitions. His accolades include nine FIG World Cup medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze), six Pan American Games medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), and seven South American Games medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze).^[4][5] At the 2012 London Olympics test event, he secured a gold medal in floor exercise, thereby qualifying for the Olympic Games.^[1]

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.^[6] In April 2011, he attained the World No. 1 ranking in both floor exercise and vault, a first for a Chilean gymnast.^[7]

Olympic performances

At the 2012 Summer Olympics 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.^[8]

Four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he advanced to the vault final, finishing seventh.^[9] His final Olympic appearance occurred at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he competed in the floor exercise.^[10][11]

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.^[12] On November 24, 2023, he married his partner Juanes in a private ceremony in El Monte, Chile.^[13]