Hugo González (swimmer)
Hugo González de Oliveira (born 19 February 1999) is a Spanish swimmer. He is the son of a Spanish father and a Brazilian mother. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke and the men's 200 backstroke events at the 2016 Olympics, and in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 19 February 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, Individual Medley, Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Real Canoe NC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Auburn University University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He also competed at the 2016 European Junior Championships in Hodmezovasarhely winning 2 gold medals in 200 back 1:57.00 and 400IM 4:17.27
Hugo competed at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest for Spain. He took 23rd in the 100 back in 55.05, 26th in the 200 IM in 2:02.78 and 32nd in the 200 back in 2:02.41. He won 3 gold medals and a silver medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Gold in 400IM with a championship record 4:14.65, 200 back 1:56.69 with also a championship record and 100 back 54.27, and silver in 50 back 25.30.