Jajaira Gonzalez

Olympian 2024

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Glendora, CA

Personal

Secured gold medals at the Junior World Championships, back-to-back Youth World Championships and Youth Olympics before finishing second at the 2016 Olympic Trials
Returned to the sport of boxing in 2021 after stepping away from the sport in 2018.
Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 by securing a bronze medal in the 60 kg. division

Career Highlights

Pan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Lightweight - Women)
World Youth Championships, Taipei, 2015 (Lightweight - Women)
World Youth Championships, Sofia, 2014 (Lightweight - Women)
World Junior Championships, Albena, 2013 (Featherweight - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2022 – 9th (63kg - Women)
Years of participation: 63kg - Women 2022; Light Welterweight - Women 2016
Top finish: 9th – 2016 (Light Welterweight - Women), 2022 (63kg - Women)

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian;

Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (Lightweight - Women)

Athlete News#

With New Life At 60 kg., I’m Giving It My All For Paris
I couldn’t be more excited and focused on what is in my immediate future with USA Boxing. Currently, I am training in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the rest of my teammates as we get ready for the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, from Oct. 20-...
Oct 21, 2023

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