{{Short description|Canadian freestyle wrestler}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Ana Godinez | honorific_suffix = | image = Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez.JPG | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestling.ca/ana-godinez/|title=Ana Godinez|website=wrestling.ca|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> | birth_place = Aguascalientes, Mexico | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- Sport --> | country = Canada | sport = Amateur wrestling | weight_class = 62 kg | event = Freestyle | club = Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's freestyle wrestling }} {{Medal|Country| {{CAN}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Acapulco | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2023 Buenos Aires | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2025 Monterrey | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2024 Acapulco | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Competition|Grand Prix}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Budapest|62 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| Commonwealth Games }} {{Medal|Silver| 2022 Birmingham | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World U23 Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2021 Belgrade | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Pontevedra | 62 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Junior Championships }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Tallinn | 62 kg}} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez''' (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/news/2716527/ana-godinez-gonzalez-where-i-am-now-is-just-another-world|title=Ana Godinez Gonzalez: Where I am now is just another world|website=birmingham2022.com|date=4 August 2022|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> She is a four-time medallist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She won the silver medal in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.<ref name="india_three_golds_commonwealth_games_2022">{{Cite news |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=5 August 2022 |title=India captures three golds on first day of wrestling at Birmingham 2022 |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126652/india-three-golds-wrestling-birmingham |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="wrestling_competition_summary_commonwealth_games_2022">{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Competition Summary |url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/2022-08-06/WRE-------------------------------__C96_1.0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806191350/https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/2022-08-06/WRE-------------------------------__C96_1.0.pdf |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=2022 Commonwealth Games}}</ref>
== Career ==
Godinez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O’Kane |first=Patrick |date=16 August 2019 |title=Okuno claims fifth world title at UWW World Junior Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083554/okuno-wins-53kg-gold-in-tallinn |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> A month later, she competed in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.<ref name="uww_world_wrestling_championships_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|title=2019 World Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
Godinez won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.<ref name="stadnik_unstoppable_on_day_one_poland_open_2021">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|date=10 June 2021|title=Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women's wrestling at Poland Open|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108889/uww-poland-open-warsaw|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="uww_poland_open_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Poland Open Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/results_06_warsaw.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704164819/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/results_06_warsaw.pdf|archive-date=4 July 2021|access-date=4 July 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She competed in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.<ref name="uww_results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2021|access-date=16 October 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="yepez_guzman_makes_history_for_ecuador_uww_under_23_world_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Dowdeswell|first=Andrew|date=5 November 2021|title=Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1115088/yepez-guzman-ecuador-uww-u23-worlds|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_u23_world_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2021-11/results_11_belgrade.pdf?VersionId=q9PpC48NYmp7wndhAvjEjk6GB7FF03OG|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110104150/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2021-11/results_11_belgrade.pdf?VersionId=q9PpC48NYmp7wndhAvjEjk6GB7FF03OG|archive-date=10 November 2021|access-date=10 November 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
Godinez won the gold medal in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=6 May 2022 |title=Godinez impresses to clinch gold at wrestling's Pan American Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122834/godinez-panam-wrestling-champs |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_pan_american_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/results_05_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=B5lbo37Y0twxEy6yBGRa8vikoyKJLzoq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509223006/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/results_05_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=B5lbo37Y0twxEy6yBGRa8vikoyKJLzoq |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She lost her bronze medal match in the 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="kayaalp_return_champion_status_2022">{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=13 September 2022 |title=Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128029/kayaalp-champion-wrestling |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.<ref name="wrestling_world_championships_u23_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-10/final-book-2022-u23_world_championships_0.pdf?VersionId=ULvdQi1j2falTsouZCHLVjHUfEvhszPO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025174035/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-10/final-book-2022-u23_world_championships_0.pdf?VersionId=ULvdQi1j2falTsouZCHLVjHUfEvhszPO |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
Godinez won the gold medal in her event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.<ref name="grand_prix_henri_deglane_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-01/results_01_nice.pdf?VersionId=JRwl6aj396SBu4z5fue7A0lWVoSOgrwt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129102012/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-01/results_01_nice.pdf?VersionId=JRwl6aj396SBu4z5fue7A0lWVoSOgrwt |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> A few months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<ref name="pan_american_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-senior-panam-champ-buenos-aires-2023.pdf?VersionId=yecp8rLNiqq7ACmM2ZKBSs__yD7nb2yA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226203320/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-senior-panam-champ-buenos-aires-2023.pdf?VersionId=yecp8rLNiqq7ACmM2ZKBSs__yD7nb2yA |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
She won the silver medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.<ref name="pan_american_wrestling_championships_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for Canada for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.<ref name="pan_american_qualified_nocs_2024">{{Cite web |title=Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/2nd_phase_acapulco_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=7daWt.sjVf3DcCmRgpMQwttDuVARZ8Sx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304175337/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/2nd_phase_acapulco_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=7daWt.sjVf3DcCmRgpMQwttDuVARZ8Sx |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="pan_american_olympic_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> Godinez lost her bronze medal match in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the Olympics.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Born in Mexico, Godinez's family emigrated to Canada after a kidnapping threat. Her sister Karla Godinez is also a competitive wrestler. Her sister Loopy Godinez is a professional mixed martial artist.<ref name="d548">{{cite web | last=Binner | first=Andrew | title=Ana Godinez Gonzalez exclusive: From cartel threats in Mexico to continental wrestling champion | website=Olympics.com | date=2023-09-24 | url=https://olympics.com/en/news/ana-godinez-gonzalez-interview-wrestling-canada-mexico | access-date=2024-07-29}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Year !Tournament !Location !Result !Event |- |rowspan=2 | 2022 |Pan American Wrestling Championships |Acapulco, Mexico |align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Freestyle 62{{nbsp}}kg |- |Commonwealth Games |Birmingham, England |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Freestyle 62{{nbsp}}kg |- |2023 |Pan American Wrestling Championships |Buenos Aires, Argentina |align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Freestyle 62{{nbsp}}kg |- |2024 |Pan American Wrestling Championships |Acapulco, Mexico |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Freestyle 62{{nbsp}}kg |- |2025 |Pan American Wrestling Championships |Monterrey, Mexico |align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Freestyle 62{{nbsp}}kg |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IWD|name=Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez}} * {{UWW|godinez-gonzalez-ana-paula|Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez}} * [https://wrestling.ca/ana-godinez/ Ana Godinez Gonzalez] at Wrestling Canada Lutte * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|45156|Ana Godinez Gonzalez}}
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