Name: Alex Gonzalez-Poma

Sport: Powerlifting

Height: 5-1

Weight: 154

DOB: 11/12/1995

Birthplace: Fairfax, Va.

Hometown: Fairfax, Va.

High School: Annandale High School (Annandale, Va.) ‘14

Coach(es): Lee Hughes, Mary Hodge, Butch Schovanec

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019
• Years of Participation: 2019
• Best finish: 22nd (72 kg.)

Other Career Highlights

• Hit a personal record at 103 kg. at the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships

Personal: Son of Norman and Yanneth…Was born with spina bifida…Began powerlifting in 2017…Runs a non-profit organization called ‘Cosplay for Understanding’, to help raise more awareness about physical impairments and help impaired individuals reached their goals…Speaks English and Spanish…Hero/idol is wheelchair bodybuilder Nick Scott…Loves Disney, arts and sports…Hobbies include cosplay, charity work, and model/toy painting.