Guillermo Pérez (taekwondo)
Mexican taekwondo practitioner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.
Guillermo Pérez Sandoval (born October 14, 1979) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic gold medal winner. Pérez stands at 171 cm and weighs 58 kg.[1][2]
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Full name | Guillermo Pérez Sandoval | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1979-10-14) October 14, 1979 (age 44) Taretan, Michoacán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Pérez won the gold medal in the −58 kg category.[3] Pérez defeated Dominican Gabriel Mercedes on August 20, 2008. The match ended 1–1 after four rounds, but Pérez was deemed superior by unanimous decision.[4][5]