Herbert Perez

Herbert Perez is a former US Olympian in taekwando and politician. Herbert was born in 1969.[1] Herbert Perez was a Gold medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[2]

Personal Life

Herb Perez was born in New York City and attended law school at Rutgers Law School.[1] He did his undergraduate degree at William Paterson University.[3] and earned a Masters at the University of Lyons.[4] Perez became a City Councilman for Foster City,[3] where he is the owner of Gold Medal Martial Arts.[5]

Martial Arts

In addition to his Winning the Gold Medal in 1992 Olympics Perez had an opportunity to become a member of the 1988 Olympics, but missed it due to a mental error.[6]

He competed at both the 1987 and 1991 World Taekwondo Championships, winning that Bronze medal each time.

As team head in the 2008 Summer Olympics he became involved in a scoring controversy.

He participated in the WMAC Masters event.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Perez, Herb - Sport Based – World Wide Dojo
  2. ↑ Olympic Gold Medalist Brings Complete Approach To Success - Delivering Happiness
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Herb Perez
  4. ↑ Gold Medal | Master Perez
  5. ↑ Olympic gold medalist joins Foster City council race - Inside Bay Area
  6. ↑ HERB PEREZ mastering basics