Paul Gonzalez

Paul Gonzalez of Australia hits the ball during the International match between Australia v Netherlands in Sydney.

Athlete Biography

1969 -

Paul Gonzalez won a silver medal for Australia in baseball in 2004. The outfielder was one of six players on the Athens team to have played at Sydney 2000, where the team finished seventh. Gonzalez ranked fourth for runs batted in at Sydney, and added to his fine Olympic record in Athens. He hit a home run in the fifth inning of the gold medal final, which Australia lost 6-2 to Cuba. The result was Australia’s first Olympic baseball medal.