Mark Lopez
World Ranking as of 11/1/09: 1st (lightweight)
Began Taekwondo when he was five years old...Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Finance and a minor in Philosophy...He is currently enrolled in the Champions School of Real Estate to renew his license as a realtor...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...also won silver at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships and bronze at the 1999 World Taekwondo Championships when he was the youngest male ever to medal at the event at 17 years of age...Nine time Junior National Champion (1990-98)...Three time Junior National Team Member (1995-98)...1998 USTU Junior Male Athlete of the Year...2005 USA Taekwondo Male Co-Athlete of the Year along with brother Steven Lopez...enjoys playing volleyball, dancing and going out on weekends in his spare time.
Awards:
-2008 USA Taekwondo Male Athlete of the Year
Competition Record:
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: 11/10/09
