Gabriel Mercedes
Taekwondo practitioner from Dominican Republic
加布里埃尔·梅赛德斯 · 율리스 가브리엘 메르세데스
- Born
- 12 November 1979, Monte Plata
- Citizenship
- Dominican Republic
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes (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.
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.
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Facts from Wikidata Q2119615 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.