Mark López

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.

Mark López
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men’s taekwondo
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing-68 kg
World Championships
2009 CopenhagenLightweight
2005 MadridFeatherweight
2003 GarmischFeatherweight
1999 EdmontonBantamweight
Pan Am Championships
2012 SucreLightweight
Grand Prix
2014 AstanaFeatherweight
2014 ManchesterFeatherweight
World University Championships
2002 BerkeleyFeatherweight
Junior World Championships
1998 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.

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