Height: 6-0
Weight: 165 lbs.
Coach: Jean Lopez
College/University: University of St. Thomas
Facebook: /MarkLopezTKD
Twitter: @marklopeztkd
World Rankings as of 9/1/12: 47th (-68kg); T-50th (-74kg)
Enjoys Netflix, Hulu, X-Box and Play Station 3 in his free time...favorite food is Chinese...Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Finance and a minor in Philosophy...was a part of sports history when he won the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in the featherweight division, as his brother Steven and sister Diana also captured world titles at the same event, making them the first trio of siblings to win world championships in the same sport in the same year
Awards:
-2008 USA Taekwondo Male Athlete of the Year
Competition Record:
2013 U.S. National Team Member (Light)
2013 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): 1st
2012 Olympic Trials - Phase 7 (-68kg): 1st
2011 World Taekwondo Championships (Light): Quarterfinals
-def. Ching Hua Ciou (TPE), 4-2 in Round of 128
-def. Elvin Mammadov (AZE), in overtime, in Round of 64
-def. Tshimanga Giresse Kakesha (COD), by DSQ, in Round of 32
-def. Cristian Clementi (ITA), by SUP, in Round of 16
-lost to Alireza Nassrazadany (IRI), 7-1, in Quarterfinals
2011 U.S. National Team Member (Light)
2011 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): 1st
2010 2012 Olympic Team Trials 1 (Bantam/Feather): 3rd
2010 U.S. National Team Member (Light)
2009 World Taekwondo Championships (Light): BRONZE
2009 U.S. National Team Member (Light)
2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): 1st
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member (Bantam/Feather)
2008 Olympic Trials (Feather): 1st
2008 Olympic Games (Feather): SILVER
2007 U.S. National Team Member (Feather)
2007 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier: SILVER
2007 World Olympic Qualifier: Quarterfinals
2007 Olympic Trials (Bantam/Feather): 1st
2007 Sr. National Team Trials (Feather): 1st
2006 U.S. National Team Member (Feather)
2006 Dutch Open (Light): GOLD
2006 Sr. National Team Trials (Feather): 1st
2005 U.S. National Team Member (Feather)
2005 World Championships (Feather): GOLD
2003 World Championships: SILVER
2003 National Collegiate Team Trials (Feather): GOLD
2002 World University Championships (Feather): SILVER
2002 National Collegiate Team Trials (Feather): GOLD
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 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (Fly): BRONZE
2000 U.S. National Team Trials (Bantam): SILVER
2000 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): GOLD
1999 U.S. National Team Member (Bantam)
1999 U.S. National Championships (Bantam): BRONZE
1999 U.S. National Team Trials (Bantam): GOLD
1999 World Championships (Bantam): BRONZE
1999 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Light): BRONZE
1998 U.S. Open (Fin): SILVER
1998 Spain Open(Fin): SILVER
1998 U.S. National Championships (Fin): BRONZE
1998 U.S. National Team Trials (Fin): BRONZE
1998 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Feather): GOLD
1998 World Junior Championships (Feather): BRONZE
1997 U.S. Open (Junior Fly): GOLD
1997 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1996 U.S. Open (Junior Super Fin): GOLD
1996 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1995 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1994 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1993 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1992 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1991 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
1990 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships (Fin): GOLD
last updated: 2/5/13