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Fernando Gonzalez voted Chile's sportsman of 2008
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-23 10:51
SANTIAGO -- Chilean tennis player Fernando Gonzalez was chosen on Monday as the Chilean sportsman of 2008.

Fernando Gonzalez of Chile smashes his racket to the ground during his quarter final tennis match against Gael Monfils of France at the Vienna Open October 10, 2008. [Xinhua]

Gonzalez won the honor for the second consecutive year thanks to the gold medal he won in the 2008 Olympic Games and the titles in Vina del Mar (Chile) and Munich (Germany).

Gonzalez beat Gary Medel (soccer), Natalia Duco (athletics) and David Budo (karate) in the voting.

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