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.
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Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men’s taekwondo | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 2008 Beijing | -68 kg |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2009 Copenhagen | Lightweight |
![]() | 2005 Madrid | Featherweight |
![]() | 2003 Garmisch | Featherweight |
![]() | 1999 Edmonton | Bantamweight |
Pan Am Championships | ||
![]() | 2012 Sucre | Lightweight |
Grand Prix | ||
![]() | 2014 Astana | Featherweight |
![]() | 2014 Manchester | Featherweight |
World University Championships | ||
![]() | 2002 Berkeley | Featherweight |
Junior World Championships | ||
![]() | 1998 Istanbul | Featherweight |
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.
World Champions in Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight | |
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