Mark López (taekwondo)
Mark López Mendieta is an American taekwondo practictioner. Mark represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He 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]
He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Steven López and their Taekwondo coach Jean Lopez and older brother of Olympian Diana López and is married to Dagmar López.
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 (Feather): 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
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- 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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