Gilberto Carlos González Parra (born December 15, 1970 in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

, Distrito Capital) is a triathlete

Triathlon

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...

 from Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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González competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon made its Olympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The sport consists of three different disciplines, competed consecutively with no rest between them.The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are:...

. He took thirty-seventh place with a total time of 1:52:13.03. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, González again competed. He placed thirty-sixth with a time of 1:59:12.20. González won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games

Triathlon at the 1999 Pan American Games

This page shows the results of the triathlon competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. The men's and the women's race were both held on Saturday July 24, 1999.-Men's competition:-Women's competition:-References:**...

 in Winnipeg (Canada) in 1999.

He has taught mathematics in the University of the Andes (ULA) since 1996, and has an Msc degree in applied mathematics

Applied mathematics

Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...

from ULA.