Richard Gonzales (table tennis)

Richard Gonzales
Full name	Richard Pugoy Gonzales
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1971-03-31) March 31, 1971 (age 53)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)[1]
Medal record Men's Table Tennis Representing  Philippines Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championship of Ping Pong 0 0 1 Southeast Asian Games 0 3 7 South East Asian Championships 1 0 0 Total 1 3 8 World Championship of Ping Pong 2014 London Singles Southeast Asian Games 2005 Manila Singles 2015 Singapore Singles 2021 Vietnam Doubles 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Singles 2005 Manila Team 2009 Vientiane Singles 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Singles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles 2019 Philippines Singles South East Asian Championships 2005 Singles

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.[3][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.[2][7] Gonzales along with Ian Lariba were the Philippines' representatives at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships.[3]

References

1. "(Table Tennis) Biography Overview - Richard Gonzales". 28th SEA Games 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
2. "Filipino table tennis player wins bronze medal in the World Championship of Ping Pong in London". Philippine Embassy in London. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
3. Ramos, Felipe Josiah (January 23, 2014). "Gonzales, Lariba earn table tennis world championship berths". Rappler. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
4. Villar, Joey (June 9, 2022). "Filipino table tennis icon Richard Gonzales vows to play on". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
5. "Chances high for PH table tennis team in Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
6. "SEA Games Day 5: 6 golds for Pinoys in best haul so far". InterAKTV. November 16, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
7. Lao, Edward (January 7, 2014). "Gonzales crashes out of ping pong World Cup". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2015.