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词条 Jorge González (athlete)
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Achievements

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Jorge González
| full_name = Jorge Luis González Rivera
| nickname = Peco
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|20 December 1952}}
| birth_place = Utuado, Puerto Rico
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| medaltemplates ={{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}}{{Medal|Country | {{PUR}} }}{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}{{Medal|Gold | 1983 Caracas | Marathon }}{{Medal|Bronze | 1987 Indianapolis | Marathon }}{{Medal|Competition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}{{Medal|Gold | 1982 Havana | Marathon }}{{Medal|Gold | 1990 Mexico City | Marathon }}
}}Jorge Luis "Peco" González Rivera (born 20 December 1952 in Utuado, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Olympic runner. He has won many races and competed in many international events, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Olympic Games. In 1982, he set the all-time record at the Ponce Marathon which not yet (2013) been broken.[1]

Biography

González was very famous in Puerto Rico, where people know him as Peco (after Pecos Bill, the fastest cowboy to ever live). Puerto Ricans had high hopes on him, specially at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, but he didn't win any Olympic medals.

The height of his fame was during the 1980s, when he would do national tours across Puerto Rico, to sign autographs at department stores and be featured on television commercials.

González was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico Utuado, where he still lives. There is a stadium named Peco González Stadium in Utuado.

González first marriage to Aida Luz Reyes resulted in his one and only daughter, Katherine Gónzalez - who currently lives in the United States.

Achievements

Representing {{PUR
1982Central American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba1stMarathon2:26:40
1983Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stMarathon2:12:43 (NR)
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States13thMarathon2:14:00
Montreal International MarathonMontréal, Canada1stMarathon2:12:48
Honolulu MarathonHonolulu, Hawaii1stMarathon2:16:25
1987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States3rdMarathon2:21:14
1990Montreal International MarathonMontréal, Canada1stMarathon2:16:18
Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico1stMarathon2:18:55
1992Pittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh, United States1stMarathon2:17:33
Olympic GamesBarcelona, SpainMarathonDNF

See also

  • List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

1. ^Favoritos del Maratón La Guadalupe. Junior Lugo Marrero. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 29. Issue. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

External links

  • 1983 Year Rankings
  • {{Sports-Reference|go/jorge-gonzalez-4|archive=20161203060644}}
  • {{IOC profile|jorge-gonzalez-1}}
  • {{IAAF|5909}}
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14 : 1952 births|Living people|People from Utuado, Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican male marathon runners|Puerto Rican male long-distance runners|Olympic track and field athletes of Puerto Rico|Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games|Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games|Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico|Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico|Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)|Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists

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