Jean Lopez

Jean Lopez (born August 31, 1973) is an American Taekwondo athlete and coach.

He is a 1991 graduate of Kempner High School.

He was a four-time member of the U.S. National Taekwondo Team. In 1995 he won a silver medal at the 1995 Taekwondo World Championships.

He has coached the U.S. Olympic Taekwondo team in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Olympic Games.

On April 3, 2018, Lopez was found guilty by the United States Center for SafeSport of sexual misconduct and sexual misconduct involving a minor, and was banned from USA Taekwondo.[1] SafeSport found that Lopez had assaulted Mandy Meloon, Heidi Gilbert, and a third woman.[2] The ban was overturned by an arbitrator in January 2019.[3] Nevertheless, a preliminary suspension by World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport, remains in place and prohibits his participation in all international competitions representing any national team.[4]

References
  1. "Olympic taekwondo coach Jean Lopez banned for sexual misconduct with a minor". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. Axon, Nancy Armour and Rachel. "Jean Lopez able to coach taekwondo again after arbitrator lifts ban for sexual misconduct". USA TODAY.
  4. Axon, Nancy Armour and Rachel. "Report: Sixth woman says she was sexually abused by Olympic taekwondo champ Steven Lopez". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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