Steven Lopez Biography

Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -60 and -80 kg divisions respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) 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. With two olympic gold medals (2000 and 2004), five titles in taekwondo world championships and one in taekwondo world cup (eight world class titles), he is the most titled champion after Hadi Saei who earns 9 world class titles (two olympic titles in 2004 and 2008, two world championships titles, four world cup titles and one world olympic qualification tournament).