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.
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 highlightsedit
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
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