Richard Gonzales (table tennis) explained

Richard Gonzales
Fullname:Richard Pugoy Gonzales
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:March 31, 1971
Weight:64kg (141lb)

Richard Pugoy Gonzales (born March 31, 1971[1]) is a Filipino table tennis player[2] and the No. 1 ranked player in the Philippines as of January 2014.[3]

Career

Gonzales is a multiple medalist at the Southeast Asian Games in Table Tennis, winning Silver both at the 2005 and the recently concluded 2015 edition, and bronze at the 2009 and 2013 editions all in Men's Singles Event. He won bronze along with Rodel Valle at the men's double event of the 2011 edition. Along with John Russel Misal, Gonzales clinched a silver at the men's double of the 2021 edition.[4]

Aside from the Southeast Asian Games, he also reigned at the 2005 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship winning Gold.[5] [6]

Outside Southeast Asia, Gonzales has represented the Philippines at the 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong winning bronze after bowing out to Maxim Shmyrev in the semifinal.[7] Gonzales along with Ian Lariba were the Philippines' representatives at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (Table Tennis) Biography Overview - Richard Gonzales. 28th SEA Games 2015. 3 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150601031223/http://results.seagames2015.com/eng/zb/engzb_table_tennis_biography_overview_n1008169_gonzales_richard.htm. 1 June 2015.
  2. News: Filipino table tennis player wins bronze medal in the World Championship of Ping Pong in London. 3 June 2015. Philippine Embassy in London. 8 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512185934/http://philembassy-uk.org/filipino-table-tennis-player-wins-bronze-medal-in-the-world-championship-of-ping-pong-in-london. 12 May 2015.
  3. News: Ramos. Felipe Josiah. Gonzales, Lariba earn table tennis world championship berths. 3 June 2015. Rappler. 23 January 2014.
  4. News: Villar . Joey . Filipino table tennis icon Richard Gonzales vows to play on . 11 June 2022 . The Philippine Star . 9 June 2022.
  5. News: Chances high for PH table tennis team in Southeast Asian Games. 3 June 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2 November 2011.
  6. News: SEA Games Day 5: 6 golds for Pinoys in best haul so far. 3 June 2015. InterAKTV. 16 November 2011.
  7. News: Lao. Edward. Gonzales crashes out of ping pong World Cup. 3 June 2015. ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau. ABS-CBN News. 7 January 2014.

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