Mark López
Taekwondo practitioner
马克·洛佩斯 (跆拳道运动员) · 마크 로페스
- Born
- 25 April 1982, Houston
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
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.
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 68 kg | ||
| 2003 World Taekwondo Championships | 2003 | |
| 2005 World Taekwondo Championships | 2005 | |
| 2009 World Taekwondo Championships | 2009 | |
| 2012 Pan American Taekwondo Championships | 2012 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q552961 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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