GONZALEZ Cristian

Date of Birth: 24 Aug 1980

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 4

Place of birth: SANTIAGO

Birth Country:

Chile

Place of residence : SANTIAGO

Residence Country:

Chile

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Team - Class 4-5 CHI Chile	5
	Men's Singles - Class 4	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 4 Group D #4 CHI GONZALEZ CGONZALEZ Cristian Sport Class: 4 0 TUR TURAN NTURAN Nesim Sport Class: 4 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 4 Group D #16 CHN ZHANG YZHANG Yan Sport Class: 4 2 CHI GONZALEZ CGONZALEZ Cristian Sport Class: 4 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 4 Round of 16 #24 ESP LOPEZ SAYAGO FLOPEZ SAYAGO Francisco Sport Class: 4 3 CHI GONZALEZ CGONZALEZ Cristian Sport Class: 4 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Team - Classes 4-5 Quarterfinal 2 #5 CHI Chile 0 CHN China 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
13	Singles - Class 4	2018	Lasko, SLO

Liso [Spanish for 'smooth', his teammates gave him the nickname because of his effortless forehand strike] (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Playing chess. (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Engineer

Chemical Engineering - University of Santiago, Chile, Chile

Daughter Catalina [1999]

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club Union San Bernardo [Chile]

Francisco Carrasco [national], CHI; Cristian Carrasco [national], CHI; Pablo Gaete [personal], CHI

2014 for Chile, South American Games in Santiago, Chile (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021; santiago2023.org, 20 Oct 2020)

He was sidelined for two months in 2015 due to tendinitis in his elbow. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

He took up the sport in 2013 at age 33 in Chile. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

There was a gym for employees at his place of work. "I did sport as part of my rehabilitation, but had never taken it seriously. When I passed by the gym, I saw that my colleagues were playing table tennis, and one day I decided to practise. I love the sport." (Facebook profile, 04 Sep 2018; labatalla.cl, 24 Apr 2016; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to be ranked among the top five players in the world. (santiago2023.org, 20 Oct 2020; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Winning two gold medals at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Chinese table tennis player Ma Long. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Coach Francisco Carrasco. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

He always thinks about his daughter ahead of a competition. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Where there is a will, there is a way." (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021)

"The only battle that is lost is that which is abandoned." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
TT4 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of a traffic accident at age 19. (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as a chemical engineer at an energy company in Chile. (CANAL CDO YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2021; Facebook profile, 02 Mar 2021; labatalla.cl, 24 Apr 2016; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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