Enrique Tomás González Sepúlveda (born November 22, 1985, in Santiago, Chile ) is a Chilean artistic gymnast, the first of his country to medal at World Cup events, and the first to qualify for a Summer Olympic Games. He specializes in vault and floor exercises.

Career

González has won nine medals (four golds, four silvers, and one bronze) at World Cup events, six medals (one gold, three silvers, and two bronzes) at Pan American Games, seven medals (two golds, two silvers, and three bronzes) at South American Games and one gold medal at the January 2012 London Olympics test event (where he qualified for the Olympics). He has participated in eight World Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2017), finishing 7th in 2009, 6th in 2011, 8th in 2015, and 5th in 2017 on floor, and 15th in 2010 and 22nd in 2011 in individual all-around. In April 2011, González was ranked World No. 1 in floor and vault for the first time. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, González finished fourth in the floor and vault finals, with a score of 15.366 (out of 16.500) and 16.183 (out of 16.800), respectively. His execution score of 9.383 in Vault was the highest among the eight finalists. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, González finished seventh in the vault final. González competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in floor.

Personal life

During an interview with La Tercera newspaper on July 15, 2023, as part of promoting his autobiographical book Champion, González openly acknowledged his homosexuality. On November 24, 2023, he married his boyfriend, named Juanes, during a ceremony in El Monte, Chile.