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Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympics: Athletes
Sport: Taekwondo
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 179 pounds
Notes
- Coach Jean Lopez
- Previous Olympics 2000 - 1st in Olympic featherweight (68 kg) weight class.
- World Championships 2003 - 1st in lightweight (72 kg); 2001 - 1st in lightweight (72 kg).
- National Championships 1996 - 1st in featherweight (67 kg); 1995 - 2nd in flyweight (58 kg); 1994 - 2nd in finweight (54 kg).
- 2004 Qualifying Defeated Tony Graf 4-0 in the final at the U.S. taekwondo trials.
- Other career highlights 2003 - 1st in 80 kg at Pan American Games. 2002 - 3rd in lightweight (72 kg) at World Cup Championships. 1999 - 1st in 68 kg at Pan Am Games. 1998 - 1st in featherweight (67 kg) at Pan Am Taekwondo Championships; 3rd in featherweight (67 kg) at World Cup Championships. 1997 - 1st in featherweight (67 kg) at World Cup Championships. 1996 - 1st in featherweight (67 kg) at Pan American Taekwondo Championships. 1994 - 3rd in finweight (under 54 kg) at World Cup Championships.
Taekwondo
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 08/28 | Men's Under 80kg Medal Contests Gold Medal Match | Steven Lopez  USA DEF Bahri Tanrikulu  TUR (Points 3-0) |
| 08/28 | Men's Under 80kg Semifinals / Repechage - Semifinal 2 | Steven Lopez USA DEF Yossef Karami  IRI (Points 7-6) |
| 08/28 | Men's Under 80kg Quarterfinals | Steven Lopez USA DEF Victor Manuel Garibay Estrada  MEX (Points 4-2) |
| 08/28 | Men's Under 80kg Preliminary Round of 16 | Steven Lopez USA DEF Raid Rasheed  IRQ (Points 12-0) |
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