Gabriel Mercedes
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes |
| Born | 12 November 1979 Monte Plata, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Medal record | |
Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes[a] (born 12 November 1979, in Monte Plata, Monte Plata Province) is a Dominican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist.
He won a silver medal in the – 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after tying with Guillermo Pérez of Mexico, but losing by a judge's decision.[1]
He carried the flag for his delegation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was favored to win his county's third medal at these games. He competed in the Men's 58 kg (flyweight). He lasted one round and a half. A bad move shattered the meniscus and the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He kept fighting with evident pain, before he limped away in tears.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mercedes and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yulis Mercedes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Full name: Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes
- ↑ Sanguinetti, Pablo (8 August 2012). "Tears at taekwondo: the painful farewell of 2008 medallist Mercedes". Europe Online. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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External links
[edit]- Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes at TaekwondoData.com
- Yulis Gabriel Mercedes at the Beijing 2008 Olympics (archived)
- Gabriel Mercedes at Olympics.com
- Yulis Mercedes at Olympedia
- Yulis Mercedes at InterSportStats
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