Who are some famous Tae Kwon Do athletes?

Answer 1

Herb Perez

1992 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST

1991 PAN AM GAMES SILVER MEDALIST

1991 WORLD SILVER MEDALIST

1987 PAN AM GAMES GOLD MEDALIST

1987 WORLD CUP GOLD MEDALIST

1987 WORLD BRONZE MEDALIST

1986 OLYMPIC SPORTS FESTIVAL GOLD MEDALIST

7 Time NATIONAL CHAMPION

2 Time NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMPION

US TEAM CAPTAIN 1988-199

Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist in Taekwondo at the 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.

Answer 2

The Olympic tournaments might be the most famous, but because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) limits the number of taekwondo athletes who may compete in the events, the world championships are often regarded as being the tougher events because there are so many more athletes.

The Olympics are held every four years. Taekwondo was featured in Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Syndey 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. It is scheduled to be a part of the Games in London 2012 and Rio 2016.

The World Championships are held every two years. Steven Lopez of the United States is the first taekwondo practioner to win a gold medal at five consecutive world championships: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. The 2009 World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

International Championships

• World Taekwondo Championships and Women's World Taekwondo Championships
• World Junior Taekwondo Championships
• World Cup Taekwondo
• World Military Taekwondo Championships(CISM)
• World University Taekwondo Championships(FISU)
• World Poomsae Taekwondo Championships

Regional Championships

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• Pan America
• Oceania

Taekwondo in multi-sport games

• Olympic Games Taekwondo
• Pan American Games Taekwondo
• Asian Games Taekwondo
• All Africa Games Taekwondo
• Universiade
• East Asian Games Taekwondo
• Central Asian Games
• Southeast Asian Games Taekwondo
• South American Games Taekwondo
• Central American Sports Games Taekwondo
• Central American & Caribbean Games Taekwondo
• Bolivarian Sports Games Taekwondo
• Pan Arab Games Taekwondo
• World Military Games Taekwondo
• World Games Taekwondo (no longer participate)
• Goodwill Games Taekwondo (no longer participate)
• South Pacific Games (from 1995)
• Maccabiah Games (from 2001)

Answer 3

Stephen Lopez from the USA is one of the most successful taekwondo athletes to date. He is the first athlete to win five consecutive world championships.

Tina Morgan is the first Australian athlete to have ever won a World Cup Title