Steven López

About Steven López

Steven López is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist and a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist and 4th Dan in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first Taekwondo fighter to win 5 World Championships.

Career Highlights:

• 119 registered fights, fighter won 95 out of them. That's a rate of 79.8%
  
• 425 hitpoints distributed and 240 collected during fights.
  
• Won 4 golden point(s) and lost 2.
  
• Participated at 42 tournaments, 42 with international and 0 with national valuation.
  

Steven is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in tae kwon do. López became the first official Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first Taekwondo fighter to win 5 World Championships.

Steven López Achievements

• 2014 USA Open: GOLD
  
• 2013 Argentina Open: GOLD
  
• 2009 World Taekwondo Championships (Welter): GOLD
  
• 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: BRONZE
  
• 2007 World Taekwondo Championships (Welter): GOLD
  
• 2007 Sr. National Team Trials (Welter): 1st
  
• 2005 U.S. Olympic Committee Male Athlete of the Month (April)
  
• 2005 World Taekwondo Championships (Welter): GOLD
  
• 2005 Sullivan Award Finalist
  
• 2004 Athens Olympic Games: GOLD
  
• 2004 US Olympic Team Trials: GOLD
  
• 2004 Sullivan Award Finalist
  
• 2003 World Taekwondo Championships: GOLD
  
• 2003 World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament: BRONZE
  
• 2003 Pan American Games: GOLD
  
• 2003 Sullivan Award Finalist
  
• 2002 World Cup Taekwondo Championships: BRONZE
  
• 2002 Pan American Games: GOLD
  
• 2001 World Taekwondo Championships: GOLD
  
• 2000 Sydney Olympic Games: GOLD
  
• 1999 Pan American Games: GOLD
  
• 1999 Pan American Regional Olympic Qualifier: GOLD
  
• 1998 World Cup Taekwondo Championships: BRONZE
  
• 1998 Pan American Taekwondo Championships: GOLD
  
• 1997 World Cup Taekwondo Championships: GOLD
  
• 1996 Pan American Taekwondo Championships: GOLD
  
• 1996 World Junior Taekwondo Championships: GOLD
  
• 1995 Pan American Taekwondo Championships: SILVER
  
• 1994 World Cup Taekwondo Championships: BRONZE
  
• 1993 Jr. Olympic: BRONZE