Although Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win an olympic medal (boxing, 1948) González was the second to win a medal representing Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rican flag, after Orlando Maldonado became the first at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
While Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal (boxing in 1948), González was the second to achieve this feat while representing Puerto Rico under its own flag, following Orlando Maldonado's achievement as the first at the 1976 Summer Olympics.