Karla Godinez Explained

Karla Godinez
Full Name:Karla Lorena Godinez Gonzalez
National Team:Canada
Birth Place:Aguascalientes, Mexico
Alma Mater:Simon Fraser University
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Country:Canada
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:55 kg
Event:Freestyle
Universityteam:Simon Fraser Red Leafs

Karla Lorena Godinez Gonzalez is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 55kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] [2] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[3] [4] In July 2022, she won silver at the Grand Prix of Spain.[5]

Godinez won the silver medal in the women's 53kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[6] She competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] She was eliminated in her first match.[7]

Godinez is from Coquitalm, British Columbia.[8] Her sister, Ana Godinez, is also a competitive wrestler.[9] [10] Her sister, Loopy Godinez, is a professional mixed martial artist.

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2022Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico1stFreestyle 55kg
World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdFreestyle 55kg

Notes and References

  1. News: Brennan . Eliott . 13 September 2022 . Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 14 September 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  3. News: Burke . Patrick . 6 May 2022 . Godinez impresses to clinch gold at wrestling's Pan American Championships . . 7 May 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509223006/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/results_05_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=B5lbo37Y0twxEy6yBGRa8vikoyKJLzoq . 9 May 2022 . 9 May 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: Morrison . Chloe . 2022-07-09 . Canadian wrestlers win eight medals at Spanish Grand Prix . 2022-12-11 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.
  6. Web site: Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129102012/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-01/results_01_nice.pdf?VersionId=JRwl6aj396SBu4z5fue7A0lWVoSOgrwt . 29 January 2023 . 4 February 2023 . United World Wrestling.
  7. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  8. Web site: Rebelo . Marcus . 2022-09-13 . Karla Godinez Gonzalez captures Canada's 1st medal at World Wrestling Championships . CBC.
  9. Web site: Baltzer . Kyle . 2022-10-22 . U23 bronze moves Coquitlam wrestler up to fifth in world rankings . 2022-12-11 . Tri-City News . en.
  10. Web site: Coquitlam wrestler claims silver at 2022 Commonwealth Games . 2022-12-11 . Tri-City News . en.