• Home:  Sugar Land, TX
  • Birthday:  4/25/1982

World Ranking as of 7/1/10: 5th (featherweight)

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...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...Most recently won a bronze at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships..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.
 
Did you know?: Competed with a broken left hand (3rd and 4th metacarpal spiral fractures) at the 2008 Olympic Games. He broke his hand in the first round of his first match and went on to win that match and two more matches to capture the silver medal!
 

Awards:
-2008 USA Taekwondo Male Athlete of the Year 

Competition Record:

2010  U.S. National Team Member (Light)

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: 8/13/10