Jean López (born August 31, 1973 in

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, U.S.) is an American

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athlete and coach.

Biography

López is a 1991 graduate of

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and was a four-time member of the U.S. National Taekwondo Team. In 1995, López won a

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at the 1995 Taekwondo World Championships. López coached the U.S. Olympic Taekwondo team in the 2004, 2008, and 2012

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. On April 3, 2018, López was found guilty by the

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involving a minor and was banned from

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. SafeSport found that he had assaulted Mandy Meloon, Heidi Gilbert, and a third woman. The ban was overturned by an arbitrator in January 2019.

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* Living people Kempner High School alumni 1973 births American male taekwondo practitioners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-taekwondo-bio-stub