Mark López (taekwondo)

Mark López Mendieta is an American taekwondo practitioner. 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] Along with his brother Steven and his sister Diana, he won a gold medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships.

For persons of a similar name, see Mark Lopez (disambiguation).
Mark López
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men’s taekwondo
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing-68 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 CopenhagenLightweight
Gold medal – first place2005 MadridFeatherweight
Silver medal – second place2003 GarmischFeatherweight
Bronze medal – third place1999 EdmontonBantamweight
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 SucreLightweight
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2014 AstanaFeatherweight
Bronze medal – third place2014 ManchesterFeatherweight
World University Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 BerkeleyFeatherweight
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 IstanbulFeatherweight

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
  • 2015 Argentina Open (Feather) Gold
  • 2015 Pan Am Open (Feather) Silver
  • 2015 Mexico Open (Feather): Silver
  • 2015 Luxor Open (Feather): Silver
  • 2014 Pan Am Open (Feather): Gold
  • 2014 Mexico Open (Feather): Bronze
  • 2014 Grand Prix Manchester (Feather): Bronze
  • 2014 Grand Prix Astana (Feather):Silver
  • 2014 Santo Domingo Open (Feather): Gold
  • 2014 Dutch Open (Feather): Bronze
  • 2014 US Open (Feather): Silver
  • 2012 Pan Am Championships (light):Silver
  • 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
  • 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

References
  1. Olympic results


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