Peter López
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Peter López Santos is a Peru
vian taekwondo
fighter. He is most recognized for being a top international featherweight
athlete for the Peruvian Taekwondo Team at present.
, in the United States, but aged five his family returned to live in Surquillo (Lima, Peru) for a few years.
It was in Peru that López started his first taekwondo class with his dad, who would later become his coach during the early years of his career as an athlete.
Eventually the family López returned to the U.S, where he began to compete very successfully, winning: 1998 Youth World Champion, Champion in the older category in 2001, bronze medal of the World Cup 2002, silver medal at the 2002 Pan American Championships and bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship, among others.
In 2004, the Peruvian Taekwondo Federation invited López to lead a training course. It was at this time that he decided to represent Peru. Despite this, the club Elite, Texas, continues to support him. "It's like my family," he once said.
According to the Peruvian Olympic Committee, of the 15 athletes who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
, López is the one that has the greatest chance of winning a medal in the 'feather' category (up to 68 kilos).
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
fighter. He is most recognized for being a top international featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
athlete for the Peruvian Taekwondo Team at present.
Biography
López was born in Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
, in the United States, but aged five his family returned to live in Surquillo (Lima, Peru) for a few years.
It was in Peru that López started his first taekwondo class with his dad, who would later become his coach during the early years of his career as an athlete.
Eventually the family López returned to the U.S, where he began to compete very successfully, winning: 1998 Youth World Champion, Champion in the older category in 2001, bronze medal of the World Cup 2002, silver medal at the 2002 Pan American Championships and bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship, among others.
In 2004, the Peruvian Taekwondo Federation invited López to lead a training course. It was at this time that he decided to represent Peru. Despite this, the club Elite, Texas, continues to support him. "It's like my family," he once said.
According to the Peruvian Olympic Committee, of the 15 athletes who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, López is the one that has the greatest chance of winning a medal in the 'feather' category (up to 68 kilos).