Gilberto Carlos González Parra (born December 15, 1970 in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in th ...

Distrito Capital A capital district, capital region or capital territory is normally a specially designated administrative division where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in a federal model of government, no state or territory has any politi ...

) is a

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...

from

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. González competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-seventh place with a total time of 1:52:13.03. Four years later, at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, González again competed. He placed thirty-sixth with a time of 1:59:12.20. González won the gold medal at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg (Canada) in 1999. He has taught mathematics in the University of the Andes (ULA) since 1996, and has an Msc degree in

applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathemati ...

from ULA. He has a doctorate in applied mathematics from the

Polytechnic University of Valencia The Technical University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; , es, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. It was founde ...

(UPV).

Career achievements

Major results

Source: ;1995 :35th Elite Overall 1995 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Championships ;1997 :20th Elite Overall 1997 Stockholm ITU Triathlon World Cup :6th Elite Overall 1997 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup :7th Elite Overall 1997 Perth ITU Triathlon World Championships ;1998 :1st Elite Overall 1998 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Cup :1st Elite Overall 1998 Noosa ITU Triathlon World Cup :10th Elite Overall 1998 Gamagori ITU Triathlon World Cup :15th Elite Overall 1998 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup :17th Elite Overall 1998 Auckland ITU Triathlon World Cup ;1999 :Gold medalist at 1999 Winnipeg Pan American Games. :5th Elite Overall 1999 Noosa ITU Triathlon World Cup :6th Elite Overall 1999 Corner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup :8th Elite Overall 1999 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Cup :3rd Elite Overall 1999 Margarita Island PATCO Triathlon South American Championships :15th Elite Overall 1999 Lausanne ITU Triathlon World Cup ;2000 :2nd Elite Overall 2000 Toronto ITU Triathlon World Cup :3rd Elite Overall 2000 Corner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup :12th Elite Overall 2000 Rio de Janeiro ITU Triathlon World Cup :37th 2000 Sydney Olympic Games ;2001 :1st Elite Overall 2001 Bogota ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :1st Elite Overall 2001 Guatemala ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :12th Elite Overall 2001 St. Petersburg ITU Triathlon World Cup :27th 2001 Toronto ITU Triathlon World Cup ;2001 :1st Elite Overall 2001 Bogota ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :1st Elite Overall 2001 Guatemala ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :12th Elite Overall 2001 St. Petersburg ITU Triathlon World Cup :17th Elite Overall 2001 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Cup :27th Elite Overall 2001 Toronto ITU Triathlon World Cup ;2002 :2nd Elite Overall 2002 La Paz ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :2nd Elite Overall 2002 Rincon ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :4th Elite Overall 2002 Boston ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :14th Elite Overall 2002 St. Petersburg ITU Triathlon World Cup :20th Elite Overall 2002 Makuhari ITU Triathlon World Cup ;2003 :1st Elite Overall 2003 Bogota ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :2nd Elite 2003 Margarita Island PATCO Triathlon South American Championships :3rd Elite Overall 2003 Amatique ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :12th Elite Overall 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Games :20th Elite Overall 2003 Corner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup ;2004 :1st Elite Overall 2004 Rincon ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :3rd Elite 2004 Valle de Bravo ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :15th Elite Overall 2004 Corner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup :36th Elite Overall 2004 Athens Olympic Games :40th Elite Overall 2004 Mazatlan ITU Triathlon World Cup ;2005 :1st Elite Overall 2005 Panama ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :4th Elite Overall 2005 Bogota PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships :7th Elite Overall 2005 Rincon ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup ;2006 :1st Elite Overall 2006 Bogota ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :2nd Elite Overall 2006 Lecheria ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup :45th Elite Overall 2006 Lausanne ITU Triathlon World Championships ;2007 :24th Elite Overall 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games ;2011 :43rd Elite Overall 2011 Guatape ITU Triathlon World Cup

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Gilberto 1970 births Living people Venezuelan male triathletes Olympic triathletes of Venezuela Triathletes at the 1999 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2003 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Caracas Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in triathlon Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in triathlon Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people