Mark López (taekwondo)

Mark López (taekwondo)
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men’s taekwondo
Olympic Games
Silver 2008 Beijing -68 kg
World Championships
Bronze 1999 Edmonton Bantamweight
Silver 2003 Garmisch Bantamweight
Gold 2005 Madrid Featherweight
Bronze 2009 Copenhagen Lightweight

Mark López is an American taekwondo practictioner.

He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Steven López, and older brother of Olympian Diana López and is married to Dagmar Lopez. Mark represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Mark advanced to the men's -68 kg Gold Medal Match where he lost to Korea's Tae-Jin Son on a last second hit, giving him the silver medal.[1]

Career highlights

  • 2009 World Championships Denmark: BRONZE
  • 2008 Olympic Games(Feather): Silver
  • 2008 Olympic Trials (Feather): GOLD
  • 2007 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier: SILVER
  • 2007 Olympic Trials (Bantam/Feather): GOLD
  • 2006 Dutch Open (Light): GOLD
  • 2005 World Championships (Feather): GOLD
  • 2003 World Championships: SILVER
  • 2002 World University Championships (Feather): SILVER
  • 2002 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): GOLD
  • 2002 NCTA Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2001 U.S. National Championships (Feather): GOLD
  • 2001 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): GOLD
  • 2000 U.S. Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 (Fly): GOLD
  • 2000 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): GOLD
  • 1999 U.S. National Championships (Bantam): BRONZE
  • 1999 World Championships (Bantam): BRONZE
  • 1999 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Light): BRONZE
  • 1998 U.S. Open (Fin): SILVER
  • 1998 U.S. National Championships (Fin): BRONZE
  • 1998 World Junior Championships (Feather): BRONZE
  • 1997 U.S. Open (Junior Fly): GOLD
  • 1996 U.S. Open (Junior Super Fin): GOLD





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