The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
(BEIJING, August 20) -- Taekwondo athlete Guillermo Perez of Mexico claimed the gold medal in the final match of the Men's -58kg weight class on Wednesday by defeating Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic in the Olympic Taekwondo competition.
Both athletes were cautious and played conservatively in the first set, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Then Perez started his attacks and managed a defensive kick on his opponent which earned him one point. In the third set, Mercedes pulled one point back with an offensive kick and took the match into a fourth set.
Neither athletes managed to score in the deciding set, and judges ruled that Perez won the match by superiority.
