Luisito Pie will return to his country a hero…

The 22-year-old Dominican taekwondo athlete defeated Spain’s Jesús Tortosa Cabrera in the Taekwondo Men’s 58 kg bronze medal match to claim his country’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Games.

Pie, who lost to eventual gold medalist Tawin Hanprab of Thailand in the semifinals, defeated his Spanish opponent by a score of 6-5.

With Pie’s medal, the Dominican Republic has picked up at least one medal in the last four Olympics.